Norcot South

Reading · South East · population 9,826 · 6 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,583 of 6,856 in England
  • #799 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 19 in Reading
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,835
Median age (est.)36
Density7,734per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above38%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 37%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 14%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 14%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Norcot South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,583 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (55) and lowest on Crime (32). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 133 sales), 7% below the wider Reading median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,688 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 43 · #3,912
Employment 55 · #3,076
Education 43 · #3,885
Health 47 · #3,618
Crime 32 · #4,687
Housing & access 43 · #3,905
Living environment 36 · #4,351

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +3.5% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000133+3.5%+20.4%
Detached£485,00011+3.4%+6.6%
Semi-detached£405,50030-1.1%+22.3%
Terraced£329,00050+4.4%+18.0%
Flat£195,00042-11.4%-2.5%
This area£325,000
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)£44,688±£6,291 · #2,153 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,327
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 778 offences
Reading103
South East71
England83

Rank #4,040 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences401
Theft116
Burglary29
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons72
Drugs24
Robbery13
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 139 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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