RG8 0HS South Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced February 1984. Ward: Goring. Region: South East.
Streets
- : 33 addresses
- : 6 addresses
- : 2 addresses
- Wallingford Road, West Berkshire: 1 address
- : 1 address
- : 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (23% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 42 m and 55 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 82%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Goring and Streatley 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Cholsey 275,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Pangbourne 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Spring Farm Goring | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Four Points Aldworth | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | Moulsford Pavilion Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 47.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice | 4.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Goring Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Boathouse Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Wallingford Community Hospital | 6.3 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wallingford Police Station | 6.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lough Down 9.9 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,380 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,760 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Streatley Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Streatley Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Runsford Hole | Lake or reservoir | 540 m north-west |
| Tullsclose Shaw | Wood | 810 m south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Battle Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 11 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 18 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 13 |
2 of the postcode's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 31 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.