reading RG19 Postcodes

Reading (RG19)

The RG19 postcode area is located in the Reading postcode town region, within the county of Berkshire, and contains a total of 788 individual postcodes.

There are 20 electoral wards in the RG19 postcode area, including Basingstoke, Bracknell, Crowthorne, Henley-On-Thames, Hook, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Tadley, Thatcham, Whitchurch, Wokingham which come under the local authority of the West Berkshire Council.

Combining the whole postcode region, 29% of people in RG19 are classed as having an AB social grade, (i.e. 'white-collar' middle-upper class), compared to 27% across the UK.

This does not mean that the people of RG19 are wealthier - or higher class - than average, but it can be an indication that the area may be prospering and desirable to live in.

RG19 is a postcode district which is part of the Reading post town, located in the Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire local government districts of England. It covers the area of central Wokingham, and parts of Woodley and winnersh. The postcode district lies roughly between J10 of the M4 in the north east, and M4 J8/A329(M) J10 in the south west.

As of the 2011 Census, the population of the RG19 postcode district was 33,487. It also contained 15,136 households, with an average household size of 2.2 people. The majority of the population (93.3%) identified as white, with 2.2% identifying as Asian or Asian British and 1.1% as black or black British.

The postcodes are generally made up of two parts; the outbound code and the inward code. These indicate the location of places within the postcode area. Outward codes are one of the two letters that appear at the beginning of the postcode, and the inward codes are the two numbers following the space.

The RG19 postcode district outward codes consist of RG, and the inward codes range from 0 to 9, with some variations within certain areas.

Within the RG19 district, there are nine different sectors. These are RG1, RG2, RG4, RG5, RG6, RG7, RG8, RG9 and RG19. These sectors cover parts of Woodley, Lower Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Shinfield and Reading.

The main services and businesses located in the RG19 postcode district include John Lewis in Lower Earley, JC Motors in Winnersh, Wokingham Open Market, Thornwood Springs Surgery in Wokingham, Royal Berkshire Bracknell & Wokingham NHS Trust, Reading College, Madejski Stadium and Thames Valley University.

The area is served by a number of regular bus services, as well as numerous cycle routes throughout the district. There are four rail stations in the district: Winnersh, Wokingham, Reading West and Reading town centre, which provide regular connections to surrounding cities including London, Bristol and Oxford.

The local schools in the district include: Woodley Primary School in Woodley, Maiden Erlegh School in Lower Earley, St Paul's Catholic College in Wokingham, and Reading College and School-centred Initial Teacher Training in Reading Town Centre.

Sport and leisure activities in the area include; Wokingham Hockey Club, Wokingham Cricket Club, Thames Valley Kingfishers Swimming Club, and Winnersh & Woodley Sailing Club based at Dinton Pastures. Dinton Pastures also provides activities such as pond dipping and bird watching, and is home to over 600 species of wildflower.

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