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Southcote

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
11,256
Households
4,745
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
4,745
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£240,063
Median property price
245
Postcodes
4,745
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£240,063
Median property price
245
Postcodes

Sold prices in Southcote

England & Wales
Property sales · Southcote
HM Land Registry · Southcote
Average price
£326,728
YoY: -6.5%
Median price: £292,600
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £371,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£417k£339k£261k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 Southcote

England & Wales
Crime trends · Southcote

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +58%
473523
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY -29%
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

98
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Southcote

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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.

Apply for a primary place via Reading

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Southcote

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

Overview of Southcote

Coordinates51.4449, -1.0073
Postcodes
245
Population (Census)
11,256
Households (Census)
4,745
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.7 per 1k

Demographics in Southcote

Ethnicity

Total residents: 11,361
White Brit.57.9%
Other White10.5%
Indian5.6%
African5.0%
Pakistani3.8%
+ 7 other groups · 17.2%

Religion

Total residents: 11,350
Christian45.1%
No religion34.0%
Muslim8.0%
Not answered6.6%
Hindu3.8%
+ other · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,256
35–4921.0%
50–6417.6%
25–3414.9%
10–157.8%
65–747.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%

Households

Total households: 4,745
Other19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Any member 66+12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 36.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southcote

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Southcote