# RG8 8BU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.481153, -1.039124
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3WFXJ6+F9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO91ll
- **Qibla:** 118°
- **Grid reference:** SU 66821 76237
- **UTM:** 30U 636159 5705156
- **Elevation:** 38m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** West Berkshire (E06000037)
- **Ward:** Tilehurst & Purley (E05012153)
- **Constituency:** Reading West and Mid Berkshire (E14001439)
- **Parish code:** E04001186
- **Travel to work area:** E30000256
- **Police force area:** E23000029
- **Built-up area:** E63012182
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01016316
- **2021 MSOA:** Purley on Thames (E02003370)
- **2021 output area:** E00082426
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016316
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003370
- **2011 output area:** E00082426
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33040017
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 31242
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000221
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000070
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000037

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Tilehurst | 1270 |
| Hospital | Spire Dunedin Hospital | 4997 |
| GP | Drs T A Underwood & M A Thompson | 2225 |
| School | Purley CofE Primary School | 688 |
| Airport | RAF Benson | 15326 |
| Bus stop | Chestnut Grove | 63 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 3496 |
| Defibrillator | Mapledurham Parish Council | 676 |
| Pharmacy | Overdown Pharmacy | 1308 |
| Post office | School Road Post Office | 2277 |
| Library | Tilehurst Library | 2467 |
| Coast | — | 69321 |
| Central London | — | 63166 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Thames Water
- **Sewerage:** Thames Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [RG8 8BX](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208BX)
- [RG8 8AQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208AQ)
- [RG8 8AG](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208AG)
- [RG8 8BS](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208BS)
- [RG8 8BH](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208BH)
- [RG8 8BG](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208BG)
- [RG4 7TR](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG4%207TR)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/RG8%208BU.json).

## Data

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