Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2350
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2350 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 7LU
Crime trends · near RG2 7LU
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: 1,584
White Brit.57.6%
Pakistani8.1%
Other Asian6.1%
Indian5.4%
Other White4.9%
+ 5 other groups · 17.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,588
No religion41.9%
Christian32.5%
Muslim13.8%
Not answered5.1%
Buddhist2.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,581
35–4919.9%
50–6419.1%
25–3414.8%
10–1510.3%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 553
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Other14.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.1%
Any member 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.3%
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 017A E01016368
E01016368
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 017 E02003405
E02003405
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 017A E01016368
E01016368
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 017 E02003405
E02003405
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
December 1996
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> Present
December 1996 — Introduced
Postcode RG2 7LU 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: 2350
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016368 and MSOA E02003405 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG2 7LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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