# RG8

Postcode district covering Pangbourne and Goring, in West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire.

RG8 is a postcode district covering Pangbourne and Goring, in West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. Median sale price £610,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code RG8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RG8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 16% of people in RG8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RG8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 259 homes were sold in RG8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RG8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RG8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RG8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RG8 had 19,603 usual residents at the census.

## How RG8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RG8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £610,000 | 3rd most expensive | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2025 |
| Population | 19,603 | 10th least populated | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 16% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.2% | 7th lowest | 30 postcode districts, RG · Jan 2026 |

## Is RG8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG8 at a rate of 37.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across the RG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), other crime (152) and anti-social behaviour (103).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG8 was 36.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in RG8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG8 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RG8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Oxfordshire 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028644) | 1,665 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.7% |
| [South Oxfordshire 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028642) | 1,473 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.5% |
| [South Oxfordshire 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028643) | 1,417 | 29.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 16.8% |
| [South Oxfordshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028645) | 1,499 | 28.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028685) | 1,242 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028686) | 1,378 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.3% |
| [West Berkshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016256) | 1,771 | 20.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [West Berkshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016257) | 1,352 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% |
| [West Berkshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016313) | 1,687 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [West Berkshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016314) | 1,590 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 66.3% |
| [West Berkshire 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016316) | 2,079 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [West Berkshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016317) | 1,543 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Reading West and Mid Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire): Olivia Bailey (Labour), MP since July 2024. 51% of the people here.
- [Henley and Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/henley-and-thame): Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [Didcot and Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage): Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in RG8

[Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/goring-woodcote-and-whitchurch), [Streatley & Pangbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/streatley-and-pangbourne)

## Postcode sectors in RG8

[RG8 0 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-0), [RG8 1 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-1), [RG8 6 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-6), [RG8 7 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-7), [RG8 8 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-8), [RG8 9 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8-9)

## Councils RG8 covers

[West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire), [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

## Towns in RG8

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading)

## Postcode districts next to RG8

[OX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox10), [OX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox11), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4), [RG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7), [RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9), [RG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg18), [RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20), [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31)

## Nearest rail stations

[Goring and Streatley (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1330,51.5215), [Pangbourne (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.0905,51.4854)

## More in the RG postcode area

[All RG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RG8 in brief

RG8 is a postcode district covering Pangbourne and Goring, in West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire.
About 19,865 people lived in RG8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £610,000 in 2025 across 259 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 37.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG8 was £610,000 in 2025.
RG8 had 19,603 usual residents at the census.
About 16% of people in RG8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RG8, 81.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RG8
- Postcode area: [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)
- Constituency: [Reading West and Mid Berkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire)
- Council: [West Berkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Area: 115 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,865*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 61

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox10), [RG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4), [RG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg18), [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31), [RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9)

## Latest updates for RG8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RG8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8