Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£550,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG8 0BU
Reading
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG8 0BU
Coordinates
51.5349, -1.0641
Grid reference
SU650821
Easting
465,007
Northing
182,191
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WGWMP+X8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Woodcote
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
South Oxfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27914
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27914 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · RG8 0BU
HM Land Registry · South Oxfordshire
Average price
£624,772
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £550,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £480,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£890k£685k£480k
Sep '23May '24Mar '25Apr '25Nov '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near RG8 0BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG8 0BU
Counts are for Woodcote & Rotherfield electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.4%
Other White5.0%
African2.2%
White & Asian1.2%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian53.6%
No religion38.3%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4919.7%
10–1511.4%
65–7410.2%
16–198.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.6%
All members 66+13.1%
Any member 66+12.9%
Other12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Administrative Information
South Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHenley and Thame E14001280
Constituency
E14001280Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Woodcote & Rotherfield
Constituency code
E14001280
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Woodcote
International Territorial Level
South Oxfordshire
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oxfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 10Q
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Oxfordshire 018F E01028686
E01028686MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Oxfordshire 018 E02005975
E02005975LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Oxfordshire 018F E01028686
E01028686MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Oxfordshire 018 E02005975
E02005975Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2022
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~4 years
Active Duration
2022 -> PresentJune 2022 — Introduced
Postcode RG8 0BU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode RG8 0BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2022
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~4 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG8 0BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
52%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 10%
Attainment 8
58.0
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
29.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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