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Reading

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
174,224
Households
67,683
Crimes · Aug '26
1,873

Estimated population, mid-2025: 183,762 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

67,683
Households
White Brit. · 53%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
1,873
Crimes · Aug '26
£346,000
Median property price · Reading · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,577 sales
£1,582
Average rent, September 2026
3,794
Postcodes

Sold prices in Reading

England & Wales
Property sales · Reading
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£378,900
Median price: £346,000
Median -1.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,577 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 51 sales · avg £368,829
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£376k£358k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Reading

England & Wales
Crime trends · Reading

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
612
YoY -12%
694568442
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
187
YoY -16%
236173110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
74
YoY +16%
1218650
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
47
YoY stable
825528
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
123
YoY +9%
12510482
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
410
YoY stable
482384286
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
62
YoY -10%
694520
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
185
YoY +24%
18514197
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
173
YoY +18%
17313188
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,873
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Reading

Ethnicity

Total residents: 174,223
White Brit.53.5%
Other White12.1%
Indian6.2%
Pakistani4.8%
Other Asian4.6%
+ 14 other groups · 19.0%

Religion

Total residents: 174,226
Christian39.6%
No religion36.3%
Muslim8.9%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu5.0%
+ 4 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 174,224
35–4922.2%
25–3417.3%
50–6415.9%
20–248.4%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%

Households

Total households: 67,683
One person: other19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
One person: aged 66+9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.1%
+ 9 other households · 38.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Reading

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Reading

3% of postcodes (96 of 3794) are in Flood Zone 3 and 7% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 396 (3%)
  • Zone 2262 (7%)
  • Zone 13,436 (91%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Reading

Reading West is an 8-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 653 m

  • Reading West

    Rail

    653 m

  • Reading

    Rail · Coach

    866 m

  • Tilehurst

    Rail

    3.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach

Amenities in Reading

GPs make up most of the mapped places

37 GPs · 13 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 63 in all

  • GPs37
  • Libraries13
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums5
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Reading

Average rent, September 2026

£1,582/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£1,120
1 bed
£1,399
2 bed
£1,680
3 bed
£2,365
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Reading.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in Reading

Appeals lodged

128

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
70 · 3.2% of admissions
Lodged
42 · 1.9% of admissions
Heard
2 · 4.8% of those heard
Successful

2,156 admissions

Infant
38 · 2.1% of admissions
Lodged
20 · 1.1% of admissions
Heard
1 · 5.0% of those heard
Successful

1,812 admissions

Secondary
58 · 2.9% of admissions
Lodged
49 · 2.4% of admissions
Heard
6 · 12.2% of those heard
Successful

2,028 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Reading

Coordinates51.4533, -0.9814
Postcodes
3,794
Census 2021
174,224

Estimated population, mid-2025: 183,762 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
67,683
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,873

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