| Reading postcode area | |
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| Postcode area | RG |
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| Postcode area name | Reading |
| Post towns | 12 |
| Postcode districts | 35 |
| Postcode sectors | 184 |
| Postcodes (live) | 23,404 |
| Postcodes (total) | 42,037 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The RG postcode area, also known as the Reading postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts centered on Reading and Basingstoke in Southern England. For the purposes of directing mail the United Kingdom is divided by the Royal Mail into a number of postcode areas. A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system This is a list of the Post towns of the United Kingdom &ndash it appears in postcode sequence Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland As well as Reading and Basingstoke, it covers West Berkshire, including Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford, Wokingham, Bracknell, much of North Hampshire, including Bramley, Hook and Tadley, a part of southern Oxfordshire, including Henley on Thames, and even a small portion of Buckinghamshire. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Thatcham is a Town in Berkshire, England 3 miles (5km east of Newbury and 15 miles (24km west of Reading For other uses see Hungerford (disambiguation Hungerford is a Market town and Civil parish in Berkshire, Bracknell is a town in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Bramley is a Village and parish in Hampshire, UK. In the 2001 census it had a Population of 3348 Hook is the name of several different places in the English county of Hampshire Hook Hart, near Basingstoke Hook Fareham, near Warsash History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England.
As you can see RG3 is not displayed because what is now RG30 and RG31 used to be RG3 but had to be changed because of the rise in population in West Reading.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| RG1 | READING | ||
| RG2 | READING | ||
| RG4 | READING | Caversham | |
| RG5 | READING | ||
| RG6 | READING | ||
| RG7 | READING | ||
| RG8 | READING | ||
| RG9 | HENLEY-ON-THAMES | ||
| RG10 | READING | ||
| RG12 | BRACKNELL | Bracknell south of A329 plus Bullbrook, Western ind. A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system Bracknell is a town in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. area, Wick Hill | Bracknell Forest |
| RG14 | NEWBURY | ||
| RG17 | HUNGERFORD | ||
| RG18 | THATCHAM | ||
| RG19 | READING, THATCHAM | ||
| RG20 | NEWBURY | ||
| RG21 | BASINGSTOKE | ||
| RG22 | BASINGSTOKE | ||
| RG23 | BASINGSTOKE | ||
| RG24 | BASINGSTOKE | ||
| RG25 | BASINGSTOKE | ||
| RG26 | TADLEY | ||
| RG27 | HOOK | ||
| RG28 | BASINGSTOKE, WHITCHURCH | ||
| RG29 | HOOK | ||
| RG30 | READING | Tilehurst, Purley-on-Thames | |
| RG31 | READING | Calcot Row,Tilehurst | |
| RG40 | WOKINGHAM | Wokingham | |
| RG41 | WOKINGHAM | Wokingham | |
| RG42 | BRACKNELL | Binfield, Newell Green, Priestwood, Warfield, Winkfield Row | Bracknell Forest |
| RG45 | CROWTHORNE | Crowthorne | Bracknell Forest, Wokingham |
Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SL (Slough) - GU (Guildford) - SO (Southampton) - SP (Salisbury) - SN (Swindon) - OX (Oxford) - HP (Hemel Hempstead) . History Bracknell Forest was formed on April 1 1974, as the non-metropolitan district of Bracknell. Tilehurst is a Suburb of the town of Reading in the English Purley-on-Thames, (referred to as Purley) is a Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, England. Calcot, or Calcot Row, is a Suburb west of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Tilehurst is a Suburb of the town of Reading in the English Binfield is a Village and Civil parish in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. Warfield is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Warfield is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Winkfield is a Village and Civil parish in the Bracknell Forest Unitary authority of Berkshire, England. History Bracknell Forest was formed on April 1 1974, as the non-metropolitan district of Bracknell. Crowthorne is also a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Crowthorne is a small Village and Civil History Bracknell Forest was formed on April 1 1974, as the non-metropolitan district of Bracknell. The, also known as the Slough postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ascot, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross, Iver, Slough ( ˈslaʊ is a Borough and Unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. The, also known as the Guildford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the The, also known as the Southampton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England The, also known as the Salisbury postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Andover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham, Salisbury Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the The, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of postal districts around The Swindon Urban Area Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The, also known as the Hemel Hempstead postcode area, is a group of twenty-three postal districts in north west Hertfordshire and East Buckinghamshire Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census |
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References
- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
See also
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester The, also known as the Hemel Hempstead postcode area, is a group of twenty-three postal districts in north west Hertfordshire and East Buckinghamshire The, also known as the Swindon postcode area, is a group of postal districts around The Swindon Urban Area The, also known as the Slough postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ascot, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross, Iver, The, also known as the Salisbury postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Andover, Fordingbridge, Gillingham, Salisbury The, also known as the Southampton postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington The, also known as the Guildford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley For the purposes of directing mail the United Kingdom is divided by the Royal Mail into a number of postcode areas.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic