RG9 5LT postcode in Sonning Common, Oxfordshire

RG9 5LT is a postcode in Sonning Common, in the Woodcote & Rotherfield ward of South Oxfordshire. It is in the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 94% of homes and businesses can get it. South Oxfordshire: 83% Typical price £840,000 Homes sold in RG9 5, last 12 months. ▼ 11.6% on the year before Nearest station Henley-on-Thames 6.2 km in a straight line

Where RG9 5LT is, and what is near it

Map of RG9 5LT and what is near it Map of RG9 5LT: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the RG9 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG9 5EH: also in RG9 5RG9 5EJ: also in RG9 5RG9 5EL: also in RG9 5RG9 5EN: also in RG9 5RG9 5EP: also in RG9 5RG9 5ER: also in RG9 5RG9 5ES: also in RG9 5RG9 5EU: also in RG9 5RG9 5EX: also in RG9 5RG9 5HA: also in RG9 5RG9 5HB: also in RG9 5RG9 5HD: also in RG9 5RG9 5HE: also in RG9 5RG9 5HG: also in RG9 5RG9 5HH: also in RG9 5RG9 5HJ: also in RG9 5RG9 5HL: also in RG9 5RG9 5HN: also in RG9 5RG9 5HP: also in RG9 5RG9 5HQ: also in RG9 5RG9 5HR: also in RG9 5RG9 5HS: also in RG9 5RG9 5HT: also in RG9 5RG9 5HU: also in RG9 5RG9 5HX: also in RG9 5RG9 5HY: also in RG9 5RG9 5JA: also in RG9 5RG9 5JB: also in RG9 5RG9 5JD: also in RG9 5RG9 5JE: also in RG9 5RG9 5JF: also in RG9 5RG9 5JG: also in RG9 5RG9 5JH: also in RG9 5RG9 5JJ: also in RG9 5RG9 5JL: also in RG9 5RG9 5JN: also in RG9 5RG9 5JP: also in RG9 5RG9 5JR: also in RG9 5RG9 5JS: also in RG9 5RG9 5JU: also in RG9 5RG9 5JW: also in RG9 5RG9 5JX: also in RG9 5RG9 5JY: also in RG9 5RG9 5LA: also in RG9 5RG9 5LB: also in RG9 5RG9 5LD: also in RG9 5RG9 5LE: also in RG9 5RG9 5LG: also in RG9 5RG9 5LH: also in RG9 5RG9 5LP: also in RG9 5RG9 5LR: also in RG9 5RG9 5LS: also in RG9 5RG9 5LU: also in RG9 5RG9 5LX: also in RG9 5RG9 5LY: also in RG9 5RG9 5NA: also in RG9 5RG9 5NB: also in RG9 5RG9 5ND: also in RG9 5RG9 5NE: also in RG9 5RG9 5NG: also in RG9 5RG9 5NH: also in RG9 5RG9 5NJ: also in RG9 5RG9 5NL: also in RG9 5RG9 5NR: also in RG9 5RG9 5NS: also in RG9 5RG9 5NT: also in RG9 5RG9 5NU: also in RG9 5RG9 5NW: also in RG9 5RG9 5NX: also in RG9 5RG9 5NZ: also in RG9 5RG9 5PW: also in RG9 5RG9 5RG: also in RG9 5RG9 5RQ: also in RG9 5RG9 5WA: also in RG9 5RG9 5WB: also in RG9 5RG9 5WD: also in RG9 5RG9 5WE: also in RG9 5RG9 5WF: also in RG9 5RG9 5WG: also in RG9 5 Nettlebed Surgery 5.1 kmTilehurst station 7.1 kmSonning Common RG9 5LT Map of RG9 5LT and what is near it Map of RG9 5LT: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the RG9 5 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.9 kmNettlebed Surgery 5.1 kmSonning Common RG9 5LT
  • RG9 5LT
  • Other postcodes in RG9 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5305, longitude -0.9891)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG9 5LT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG9 5LT?

Every home and business at RG9 5LT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% can get it

South Oxfordshire: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

South Oxfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across South Oxfordshire.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG9 5LT?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Oxfordshire District Council's days for RG9 5LT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG9 5LT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG9 5LT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG9 5LT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across South Oxfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG9 5LT: 1,863 properties in South Oxfordshire are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for South Oxfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG9 5LT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG9 5LT?

Homes in RG9 5 sold for a typical £840,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 39 sales, down 11.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£840,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£950,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,015,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £690,000 11 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG9 district: a typical £762,500 from 262 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG9 5LT

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG9 5LT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 February 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG9 5LT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around RG9 5LT. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band G. A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG9 5LT

Band D in South Oxfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,598. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,732 (band A) to £5,195 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,329.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,732
Band Bwithheld£2,020
Band Cabout 20 (4%)£2,309
Band Dabout 40 (7%)£2,598
Band Eabout 60 (11%)£3,175
Band Fabout 130 (23%)£3,752
Band Gabout 220 (39%)£4,329
Band Habout 90 (16%)£5,195

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for South Oxfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG9 5LT is in (ONS area E01028662), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest open schools to RG9 5LT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG9 5LT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG9 5LT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG9 5LT is Henley-on-Thames Rail Station, 6.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Henley-on-Thames Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive
  • Tilehurst Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Unicorn, 156 m away.

More stations near RG9 5LT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG9 5LT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG9 5LT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RG9 5LT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest to the centre of RG9 5LT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG9 5LT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG9 5LT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG9 5LT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG9 5LT?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG9 5LT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG9 5LT in a conservation area?

The centre of RG9 5LT is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG9 5LT?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG9 5LT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG9 5LT

Ward
Woodcote & Rotherfield
Parish
Rotherfield Peppard
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Sonning Common
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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