Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11774
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11774 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near RG1 2AH
Crime trends · near RG1 2AH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
123
YoY +8%
ASB
34
YoY +21%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +100%
Burglary
11
YoY +83%
Criminal damage
21
YoY +75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
382
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,281
White Brit.30.3%
Other White20.5%
Indian19.2%
Chinese6.0%
Other ethnic group: Arab4.8%
+ 7 other groups · 19.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,283
No religion34.8%
Christian31.6%
Hindu15.7%
Muslim7.6%
Not answered6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,291
25–3431.4%
35–4925.2%
50–6411.1%
20–2410.4%
≤45.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.9%
Households
Total households: 692
Other39.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Any member 66+9.4%
+ 4 other households · 14.6%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council Area
Reading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Abbey
Constituency code
E14001438
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Reading, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Reading
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Thames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 020B E01033420
E01033420
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 020 E02006940
E02006940
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 011H E01033420
E01033420
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 011 E02003399
E02003399
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> Present
June 1998 — Introduced
Postcode RG1 2AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11774
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033420 and MSOA E02006940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 2AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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