RG Postcode Area for the Reading Region

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This section of the site is all about the RG Postcode area, also known as the Reading Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as RG1.

Map of the RG Postcode Area

The RG postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Reading area of the United Kingdom. The area code RG stands for the letters r and g in ReadinG. RG has a population of 778,677 and covers an area of 1,944,376 hectares. Fun fact: 1.20% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Berkshire (69.99%), Hampshire (22.40%), Oxfordshire (6.91%), Buckinghamshire (0.56%), Wiltshire (0.14%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts for the RG Postcode

READING

RG1 BerkshireRG2 BerkshireRG4 Berkshire (79%), Oxfordshire (20%)RG5 BerkshireRG6 BerkshireRG7 Berkshire (91%), Hampshire (8%)RG8 Berkshire (51%), Oxfordshire (48%)RG10 BerkshireRG30 BerkshireRG31 Berkshire

HENLEY-ON-THAMES

RG9 Berkshire (4%), Buckinghamshire (11%), Oxfordshire (83%)

BRACKNELL

RG12 BerkshireRG42 Berkshire

NEWBURY

RG14 BerkshireRG20 Berkshire (54%), Hampshire (45%)

HUNGERFORD

RG17 Berkshire (94%), Wiltshire (5%)

THATCHAM

RG18 BerkshireRG19 Berkshire (88%), Hampshire (11%)

BASINGSTOKE

RG21 HampshireRG22 HampshireRG23 HampshireRG24 HampshireRG25 Hampshire

TADLEY

RG26 Berkshire (6%), Hampshire (93%)

HOOK

RG27 Berkshire (1%), Hampshire (98%)RG29 Hampshire

WHITCHURCH

RG28 Hampshire

WOKINGHAM

RG40 BerkshireRG41 Berkshire

CROWTHORNE

RG45 Berkshire

Where is the RG Postcode Area?

The RG Reading Postcode is in the South East of England The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: GU - Guildford, SN - Swindon, SO - Southampton, SP - Salisbury, OX - Oxford, SL - Slough and HP - Hemel Hempstead, and is located inland.

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Postcode Districts within the RG Reading Postcode Area

There are 30 postcode districts within the Reading postcode area

A map showing the boundary of in relation to other areas

There are 12 towns within the Reading postcode area.

How the RG Postcode area was numbered

The RG Reading postcode was originally created out of a trio of towns. Reading is the main town and where the first and last letter of the area code comes from. Newbury and Basingstoke were the two significant postal towns that were intended to share the limelight with Reading. Both are well connected to the hub of Reading by road and rail.

Looking at a map of the postcode area today, it looks confusing and difficult to see a logical order. Once you apply the original numbering of districts as seen before 1995, it begins to make sense.

Why is there no RG3 district?

RG3 used to be the district for West Reading and Tilehurst. It was split and renamed RG30 and RG31.

Original Districts

Reading

1. Reading
2. Whitley, Shinfield and Arborfield Green
3. Tilehurst and West Reading (now RG30 and RG31)
4. Caversham, Sonning and Sonning Common
5. Woodley
6. Earley and Lower Earley
7. Aldermaston, Mortimer, Silchester, Spencers Wood and Swallowfield
8. Goring on Thames, Pangbourne
9. Henley on Thames
10. Twyford
11. Wokingham, Winnersh, Finchampstead, Crowthorne (now RG40, RG41, and RG45)
12. Bracknell (Part Split to create RG42)

In addition to Reading, there are post towns of Henley on Thames, Wokingham, Bracknell, and Crowthorne.

Newbury

14. Newbury
15. Hungerford (now RG17)
16. Thatcham (now RG18 and RG19)
18. Hermitage and Cold Ash
19. Greenham Common and Ashford Hill
20. Compton, Woolton Hill, Highclere, Burghclere and Kingsclere

New post towns of Hungerford and Thatcham were created to the east and west of the Newbury area.

Basingstoke

21. Basingstoke
22. South Ham, Brighton Hill, Hatch Warren, Kempshott and Buckskin
23. Oakley, Winklebury and Wootton St Lawrence
24. Popley, Chineham, Rooksdown, Sherborne St John, Lychpit and Old Basing
25. Overton, North Waltham, Dummer, Preston Candover, Ellisfield, Cliddesden, Upton Grey, Weston Patrick and Mapledurwell
26. Tadley, Hannington and Bramley
27. Hook, Hartley Wintney, Sherfield on Loddon, Sherfield Park, Mattingley and Rotherwick
28. Whitchurch and Hurstbourne Priors
29. Odiham, RAF Odiham, North Warnborough, South Warnborough and Long Sutton

The numbering in the Basingstoke Area remains intact however new post towns of Tadley and Hook were formed in areas with expanding populations.

Map of RG Reading Postcode with Original Numbering