Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16764
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16764 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 6LS
Crime trends · near RG1 6LS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY +37%
ASB
12
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -71%
Burglary
8
YoY +167%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
115
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,966
White Brit.43.2%
Indian15.7%
Other White13.1%
Pakistani6.2%
Other Asian5.6%
+ 6 other groups · 16.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,963
Christian35.1%
No religion28.3%
Hindu14.7%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered7.4%
+ 1 other religions · 4.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,965
35–4928.0%
25–3415.3%
50–6414.1%
10–157.7%
5–96.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Total households: 767
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.2%
Other17.5%
Any member 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
All members 66+6.7%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council Area
Reading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coley
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 013E E01016393
E01016393
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 013 E02003401
E02003401
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 013E E01016393
E01016393
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 013 E02003401
E02003401
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RG1 6LS 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: 16764
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016393 and MSOA E02003401 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 6LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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