RG6 1LJ
a large user postcode in Reading
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4488 / 51°26'55"N
Longitude: -0.9372 / 0°56'13"W
OS Eastings: 473954
OS Northings: 172740
OS Grid: SU739727
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QVJ.K2
Mapcode Global: VHDWT.PVX6
Plus Code: 9C3XC3X7+G4
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk77
What Three Birds: linnet.thrush.chaffinch
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Wokingham Road, Reading RG6 1LJ
Summary
RG6 1LJ is a large user postcode in 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:
Post Office, 75 Wokingham Road, Reading RG6 1LJ.
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 £2,800 to £16,250 with an average of £9,525. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Offices.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 1 people resident in RG6 1LJ, of which 1 were male and 0 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
RG6 1LJ is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG6 1LJ is approximately 50m (164ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG6 1LJ
2a2: Cosmopolitans - Students Around Campus - Student Digs
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG6 1LJ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near RG6 1LJ include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
RG6 1LJ at other websites
- Crime near RG6 1LJ at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for RG6 1LJ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at RG6 1LJ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near RG6 1LJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near RG6 1LJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near RG6 1LJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to RG6 1LJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near RG6 1LJ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near RG6 1LJ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near RG6 1LJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of RG6 1LJ 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
Reading Borough Council
Ward
Park
Councillors
Rob White (Green)
Sarah Magon (Green)
Josh Williams (Green)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Reading East
MP
Matt Rodda (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RG6 1LJ.
- 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 1LJ.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.