Coley Park

Reading · South East · population 9,208 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,056 of 6,856 in England
  • #873 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 19 in Reading
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,171
Median age (est.)37
Density3,265per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above43%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 36%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 19%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 19%Black: 10%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 63%Asian 19%Black 10%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 32% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

Coley Park is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,056 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (55) and lowest on Housing & access (30). Typical homes here, about £336,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 124 sales), in line with the wider Reading median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,754 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 37 · #4,303
Employment 47 · #3,631
Education 40 · #4,125
Health 34 · #4,550
Crime 36 · #4,351
Housing & access 30 · #4,797
Living environment 55 · #3,076

House prices ?

£336,250median (12m) · +8.5% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£336,250124+8.5%+28.6%
Detached£580,00013-6.1%+37.7%
Semi-detached£495,00018+13.3%+39.4%
Terraced£376,00035+1.6%+15.7%
Flat£229,25058+1.9%+17.0%
This area£336,250
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)£46,754±£6,577 · #1,685 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,177
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

47Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 731 offences
Reading103
South East71
England83

Rank #4,051 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences263
Theft229
Burglary29
Vehicle crime53
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons66
Drugs18
Robbery13
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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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