Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£1,355,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG8 8NU
Postcode
RG8 8NU
Coordinates
51.4890, -1.1455
Grid reference
SU594770
Easting
459,427
Northing
177,021
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFVQ3+JR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Upper Basildon
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
West Berkshire
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.
26482
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26482 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 8NU
HM Land Registry · West Berkshire
Average price
£1,226,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £1,355,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Dec '24Dec '24: 1 sales · avg £1,475,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£1.2m£850k
Feb '24May '24Dec '24
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 8NU
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG8 8NU
Counts are for Basildon 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
3
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.8%
Other White4.9%
White & Asian1.4%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian53.0%
No religion39.4%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6426.1%
35–4920.0%
65–7412.4%
25–348.1%
75–846.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.1%
All members 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.0%
Other8.8%
+ 7 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
West Berkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Basildon
Constituency code
E14001439
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Basildon
International Territorial Level
West Berkshire
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
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
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 003A E01016256
E01016256MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 003 E02003369
E02003369LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 003A E01016256
E01016256MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 003 E02003369
E02003369Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RG8 8NU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 26482
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01016256 and MSOA E02003369 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG8 8NU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG8 8NU
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