# RG8 7JT: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG8 7JT 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 RG8 7JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8) › [RG8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. West Berkshire 003C: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **Pangbourne, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **15 of 95 properties in RG8 7JT at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **£401,830 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **98.9% can get gigabit broadband at RG8 7JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG8 7JT**: Road 53 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pangbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pangbourne-primary-school-e109940) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitchurch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitchurch-primary-school-e123009) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Long Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-lane-primary-school-e109853) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Purley CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-cofe-primary-school-e109971) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Denefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denefield-school-e137777) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £372,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pangbourne (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY (670 m)
- Pharmacies: PANGBOURNE PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: DENTALCARE - PANGBOURNE (580 m); HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (PANGBOURNE) LTD (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Pangbourne Express Petrol (260 m, Asda); Co-op Pangbourne (670 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). West Berkshire 003C has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £382,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 003C was £382,500 in 2025. Joint 9,636th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,687** (2021). West Berkshire 003C had 1,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,093rd most 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 003C, 93.5% 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.

## RG8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £610,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG8 was £610,000 in 2025. Joint 141st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,603** (2021). RG8 had 19,603 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,265th 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: 16%** (2022). About 16% of people in RG8 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: 81.2%** (January 2026). In RG8, 81.2% 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: 51.4838, -1.0769

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

## Your MP

- [Reading West and Mid Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire): Olivia Bailey (Labour), 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=-1.0769,51.4838,RG87JT

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