Palmer Park
Reading · South East · population 11,630 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,097 of 6,856 in England
- #882 of 1,119 in South East
- #13 of 19 in Reading
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 31% · No religion 29% · Muslim 18%
Born outside the UK: 48%
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
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. Typical household take-home income is around £45,167 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 123 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £307,000 | 103 | +5.9% | +15.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £390,000 | 6 | -4.3% | — |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 74 | +3.5% | +15.8% |
| Flat | £274,000 | 23 | +10.6% | +16.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #3,173 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,517 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 521 |
| Theft | 512 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 82 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 |
| Public order & weapons | 125 |
| Drugs | 27 |
| Robbery | 27 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Reading
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Barnstaple PiltonNorth Devon40£265,000
- Chester RoadBirmingham40£262,500
- Rise Park & Top Valley WestNottingham40£255,000
- TorpointCornwall40£205,000
- Foley ParkWyre Forest40£205,000
- Yoxford, Wenhaston & WalberswickEast Suffolk40£432,000