# RG20 8AA: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG20 8AA is a postcode in West Berkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Berkshire. Open the map at RG20 8AA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20) › [RG20 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. West Berkshire 012C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **Newbury, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **No property in RG20 8AA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **£401,830 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **75% can get gigabit broadband at RG20 8AA**: Superfast for 77.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG20 8AA**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [iCollege Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icollege-alternative-provision-e131066) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-sandilands-primary-school-and-nursery-e109861) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-castle-school-e110182) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | – |
| [Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaw-cum-donnington-c-e-primary-school-e109974) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Speenhamland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speenhamland-school-e143999) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Winchcombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winchcombe-school-e135079) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northcroft Vocational School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northcroft-vocational-school-e150998) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-school-e138525) | Secondary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| September 2025 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| March 2025 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| April 2026 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Newbury Brummel Road (840 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £401,830** (August 2026). West Berkshire’s average house price was £401,830 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,887** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Berkshire earned a median of £44,887 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in West Berkshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). West Berkshire has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Berkshire 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). West Berkshire 012C has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £487,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 012C was £487,500 in 2025. Joint 5,113th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,391** (2021). West Berkshire 012C had 1,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,812th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.1%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 012C, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG20 was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 148th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,530** (2021). RG20 had 19,530 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,263rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in RG20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.8%** (January 2026). In RG20, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Centre: 51.4133, -1.3466

Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3466,51.4133,RG208AA

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