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15687
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15687 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 RG2 7DP
Crime trends · near RG2 7DP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY -21%
ASB
7
YoY -42%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -43%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
62
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,711
White Brit.53.1%
Other White9.8%
Pakistani7.9%
Indian6.7%
Other Asian3.9%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,710
Christian38.5%
No religion33.8%
Muslim11.0%
Not answered7.4%
Hindu5.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,704
35–4918.7%
50–6416.7%
25–3412.0%
65–749.7%
10–159.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.9%
Households
Total households: 615
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Any member 66+13.7%
Other12.0%
All members 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 37.9%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council Area
Earley and Woodley E14001210
Constituency
E14001210
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Church
Constituency code
E14001210
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 016B E01016371
E01016371
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 016 E02003404
E02003404
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 016B E01016371
E01016371
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 016 E02003404
E02003404
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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 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 RG2 7DP 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: 15687
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016371 and MSOA E02003404 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG2 7DP 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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