Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14240
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14240 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 2BX
Crime trends · near RG1 2BX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +11%
ASB
15
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -25%
Burglary
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
6
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
105
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,362
White Brit.29.1%
Other White23.9%
Indian10.7%
African6.6%
Chinese5.7%
+ 9 other groups · 23.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,361
Christian35.1%
No religion34.2%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered8.8%
Hindu8.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,363
25–3432.9%
35–4920.2%
20–2417.6%
50–6410.3%
≤46.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 12.8%
Households
Total households: 559
Other31.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 18.4%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council Area
Reading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Katesgrove
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 020C E01033838
E01033838
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 020 E02006940
E02006940
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 011D E01016378
E01016378
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
October 2019
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> Present
October 2019 — Introduced
Postcode RG1 2BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033838 and MSOA E02006940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 2BX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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