Central Reading North

Reading · South East · population 7,767 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,727 of 6,856 in England
  • #823 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 19 in Reading
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,076
Median age (est.)33
Density4,305per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above55%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 12%25–44 51%45–64 18%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 7%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 65%
Own outright 7%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 12%Private rent 65%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 38%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional15%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 53%Asian: 27%Black: 10%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 53%Asian 27%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 35% · No religion 30% · Hindu 13%

Born outside the UK: 61%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Reading North sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,727 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (68) and lowest on Crime (15). Typical homes here sold for about £294,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 61 sales), 16% below the wider Reading median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,869 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 450 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 40 · #4,138
Employment 68 · #2,192
Education 48 · #3,583
Health 46 · #3,727
Crime 15 · #5,811
Housing & access 40 · #4,097
Living environment 38 · #4,248

House prices ?

£294,000median (12m) · +13.1% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£294,00061+13.1%+1.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£447,0005+9.0%
Terraced£350,00015+1.0%+22.0%
Flat£255,00041+10.9%-11.8%
This area£294,000
Reading£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,869±£7,216 · #1,266 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,436
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

63Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

450 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 3,492 offences
Reading103
South East71
England83

Rank #6,397 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,201
Theft1,242
Burglary116
Vehicle crime119
Criminal damage & arson177
Public order & weapons437
Drugs92
Robbery67
Other41

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 320 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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