RG2 8EP
a large user postcode in Earley, Reading
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4291 / 51°25'44"N
Longitude: -0.9423 / 0°56'32"W
OS Eastings: 473632
OS Northings: 170546
OS Grid: SU736705
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QTR.D4
Mapcode Global: VHDX0.MB7R
Plus Code: 9C3XC3H5+M3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk62
What Three Birds: teal.murrelet.diver
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Fairlawn Green, Reading RG2 8EP
Summary
RG2 8EP is a large user postcode in Earley, Reading. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
Whiteknights CP School, Fairlawn Green, Reading RG2 8EP.
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.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
RG2 8EP is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG2 8EP is approximately 80m (262ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG2 8EP
5b1: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Delayed Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG2 8EP
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near RG2 8EP include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
RG2 8EP at other websites
- Air quality forecast for RG2 8EP at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at RG2 8EP at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near RG2 8EP at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near RG2 8EP at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near RG2 8EP at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to RG2 8EP at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near RG2 8EP at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near RG2 8EP at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near RG2 8EP at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of RG2 8EP 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
Hillside
Councillors
Pauline Jorgensen (Conservative)
Caroline Smith (Liberal Democrat)
Alistair Neal (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wokingham
MP
John Redwood (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RG2 8EP.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RG2 8EP.
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