11 important facts
Area insights about Reading, local authority district
Locals say
6.6 • Pleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 7.0
- Green spaces
- 5.5
- Prosperity
- 7.4
- Safety
- 7.0
- High street / Retail amenities
- 6.6
- Transport links
- 7.4
- Local community
- 5.5
- Schools
- n/a
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Highlights from resident reviews
Read full reviews- "Mostly Indian community"
- "Feels unsafe at night"
- "The area is very quiet"
- "Only one Tesco, 20 mins away from Connecticut street"
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 5/10 - 10/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 36%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapAverage % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapAverage % of residents are degree-educated or similar 6/10
Medium crime rate 5/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- White British 53%
- Main religion
- Christian 40%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 34%
- Main household type
- People living alone 28%
Reading (LAD)
Average for South East
Noise
View allView noise on map- 37.3% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Cross Country
- Great Western Railway
- South Western Railway
- Elizabeth Line
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Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
62 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 8 schools or 13%
- Good: 43 schools or 69%
- Primary schools: 47 (6 Outstanding, 37 Good)
- Secondary schools: 18 (2 Outstanding, 7 Good)
- State-funded: 51 schools or 82%
- Private: 10 schools or 16%
Flood risk
View allView flood riskContains areas that are at risk of flood