RG1 8 postcode sector in the RG1 district

RG1 8 is a sector of the RG1 district: every postcode that starts RG1 8. It has 115 postcodes in use, 11 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the RG1 8 sector, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in the RG1 8 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 115 postcodes in the RG1 8 sector that ONS places, 19 are new since 2020 and 96 were in use before 2020. 2 groups of new postcodes are outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020; 6 new postcodes since 2020. Places named: Reading. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A33A327A329 RG1 8AA: before 2020RG1 8AB: before 2020RG1 8AD: before 2020RG1 8AE: before 2020RG1 8AF: before 2020RG1 8AG: before 2020RG1 8AH: before 2020RG1 8AJ: before 2020RG1 8AL: before 2020RG1 8AN: before 2020RG1 8AQ: before 2020RG1 8AS: before 2020RG1 8AT: before 2020RG1 8AU: before 2020RG1 8AX: before 2020RG1 8AY: before 2020RG1 8AZ: before 2020RG1 8BB: before 2020RG1 8BD: before 2020RG1 8BN: before 2020RG1 8BP: before 2020RG1 8BQ: before 2020RG1 8BT: before 2020RG1 8BW: before 2020RG1 8BY: before 2020RG1 8DA: before 2020RG1 8DB: before 2020RG1 8DD: before 2020RG1 8DE: before 2020RG1 8DF: before 2020RG1 8DG: before 2020RG1 8DH: before 2020RG1 8DJ: before 2020RG1 8DL: before 2020RG1 8DN: before 2020RG1 8DP: before 2020RG1 8DQ: before 2020RG1 8DR: before 2020RG1 8DS: before 2020RG1 8DT: before 2020RG1 8DU: before 2020RG1 8DW: before 2020RG1 8DX: before 2020RG1 8DY: before 2020RG1 8DZ: before 2020RG1 8EA: before 2020RG1 8EB: before 2020RG1 8ED: before 2020RG1 8EF: before 2020RG1 8EG: before 2020RG1 8EH: before 2020RG1 8EJ: before 2020RG1 8EL: before 2020RG1 8EN: before 2020RG1 8EP: before 2020RG1 8EQ: before 2020RG1 8ER: before 2020RG1 8ET: before 2020RG1 8EU: before 2020RG1 8EW: before 2020RG1 8EY: before 2020RG1 8EZ: before 2020RG1 8FJ: before 2020RG1 8FN: before 2020RG1 8FP: before 2020RG1 8FR: before 2020RG1 8HA: before 2020RG1 8HD: before 2020RG1 8HH: before 2020RG1 8HS: before 2020RG1 8HT: before 2020RG1 8HW: before 2020RG1 8JF: before 2020RG1 8JG: before 2020RG1 8JP: before 2020RG1 8JR: before 2020RG1 8JS: before 2020RG1 8LB: before 2020RG1 8LG: before 2020RG1 8LJ: before 2020RG1 8LL: before 2020RG1 8LS: before 2020RG1 8LX: before 2020RG1 8NA: before 2020RG1 8NQ: before 2020RG1 8PA: before 2020RG1 8PQ: before 2020RG1 8QE: before 2020RG1 8QS: before 2020RG1 8QT: before 2020RG1 8XL: before 2020RG1 8FS: new since 2020RG1 8FY: new since 2020RG1 8FZ: new since 2020RG1 8GA: new since 2020RG1 8GB: new since 2020RG1 8GF: new since 2020RG1 8GG: new since 2020RG1 8GN: new since 2020RG1 8GP: new since 2020RG1 8GQ: new since 2020RG1 8GS: new since 2020RG1 8FX: new since 2020 Reading 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to RG1 8GD, the newest of them9 new postcodes since 20206 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to RG1 8GS, the newest of them6 new postcodes since 2020 Map of every postcode in the RG1 8 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 115 postcodes in the RG1 8 sector that ONS places, 19 are new since 2020 and 96 were in use before 2020. 2 groups of new postcodes are outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020; 6 new postcodes since 2020. Places named: Reading. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A33A4155A327 Reading 6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to RG1 8GS, the newest of them6 new postcodes since 2020
  • New since 2020: 19
  • In use before 2020: 96
  • Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together

Of the 115 postcodes in the RG1 8 sector that ONS places, 19 are new since 2020 and 96 were in use before 2020.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Where the new postcodes lie together

What do homes sell for in RG1 8?

Homes in RG1 8 sold for a typical £372,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£372,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£346,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £388,250 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £283,750 10 sales

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start RG1 8. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

What council am I in? The council, borough or local authority for a postcode, and the county council where there is one. What ward am I in? The ward for a postcode, with its council, constituency and parish.

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