RG6 1WG
a large user postcode in Thames Valley Park, Reading
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4612 / 51°27'40"N
Longitude: -0.926 / 0°55'33"W
OS Eastings: 474710
OS Northings: 174130
OS Grid: SU747741
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QYC.1M
Mapcode Global: VHDWT.WJTP
Plus Code: 9C3XF36F+FH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ml80
What Three Birds: crossbill.diver.whimbrel
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Thames Valley Park, Shepherds House Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 1WG
Summary
RG6 1WG is a large user postcode in Thames Valley Park, Reading. It was first introduced in September 2009.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Microsoft Ltd, Microsoft Campus, Reading RG6 1WG.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,250 to £3,180,000 with an average of £1,591,125. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Communication Station.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
RG6 1WG is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG6 1WG is approximately 43m (141ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG6 1WG
6a1: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Indian Tech Achievers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG6 1WG
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near RG6 1WG include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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RG6 1WG at other websites
- Air quality forecast for RG6 1WG at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at RG6 1WG at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near RG6 1WG at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near RG6 1WG at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near RG6 1WG at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to RG6 1WG at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near RG6 1WG at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near RG6 1WG at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near RG6 1WG at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of RG6 1WG are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Ward
Sonning
Councillor
Michael Firmager (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Maidenhead
MP
Theresa May (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RG6 1WG.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RG6 1WG.
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