RG2 9AX
a large user postcode in Shinfield Park, Reading
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4196 / 51°25'10"N
Longitude: -0.9515 / 0°57'5"W
OS Eastings: 473007
OS Northings: 169479
OS Grid: SU730694
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QRV.CJ
Mapcode Global: VHDX0.GLC2
Plus Code: 9C3XC29X+VC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk50
What Three Birds: whinchat.swamphen.goshawk
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Shinfield Park, Shinfield Road, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AX
Summary
RG2 9AX is a large user postcode in Shinfield Park, Reading. It was first introduced in June 1981.
'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:
European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast, Shinfield Road, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AX.
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.
The average commercial rateable value is £715,000. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
RG2 9AX is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG2 9AX is approximately 81m (266ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG2 9AX
4c3: Multicultural Metropolitans - Asian Traits - Inner City Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG2 9AX
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 9AX 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 9AX at other websites
- Air quality forecast for RG2 9AX at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at RG2 9AX at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near RG2 9AX at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near RG2 9AX at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near RG2 9AX at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to RG2 9AX at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near RG2 9AX at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near RG2 9AX at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near RG2 9AX at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of RG2 9AX 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
Shinfield North
Councillor
Andrew Gray (Labour)
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 9AX.
- 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 RG2 9AX.
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