Barkham mobile coverage O2 87% indoors here, 98% across Reading RG2 · Reading
No network wins RG2 on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors EE, Three and Vodafone reach 100% of sampled addresses and O2 87%.
RG2: Barkham, Shinfield, Arborfield, Swallowfield, Earley, Newland, Finchampstead, Coley.
RG2 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 134 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: RG2 8BE, RG2 8JG, RG2 8LD, RG2 8NW, RG2 8TE, RG2 9DF. Methodology.
How RG2 compares
Against the Reading average
- O2 indoors: 87% here, 98% across Reading (−11).
- EE indoors: 100% here, 92% across Reading (+8).
- Three indoors: 100% here, 92% across Reading (+8).
Weakest spot in Reading: RG17 Kintbury, where EE reaches 31% indoors.
Lowest indoor figure of the 13 Reading districts sampled, for O2.
Indoor signal around RG2
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG2 Barkham (here) | – | 100% | 87% | 100% | 100% |
| RG6 Earley, Sonning | 3 | 93% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| RG1 Earley, Coley | 4 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 Charvil, Woodley | 5 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| RG4 Kidmore End, Sonning Common | 7 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Reading average | – | 92% | 98% | 92% | 100% |
Biggest difference nearby: O2 indoors, 87% here and 100% in RG6 Earley, 3 km away.
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