Palmer Park

Reading · South East · population 11,630 · 6 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Palmer Park is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,097 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (61) and lowest on Living environment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £307,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 103 sales), 12% below the wider Reading median of £350,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 37 · #4,344
Employment 61 · #2,651
Education 37 · #4,330
Health 49 · #3,515
Crime 31 · #4,721
Housing & access 33 · #4,591
Living environment 15 · #5,811

House prices ?

£307,000median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£307,000103+5.9%+15.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£390,0006-4.3%
Terraced£315,00074+3.5%+15.8%
Flat£274,00023+10.6%+16.1%
This area£307,000
Reading£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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