Tilehurst North

Reading · South East · population 8,179 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #718 of 6,856 in England
  • #232 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 19 in Reading
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,160
Median age (est.)43
Density4,093per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Tilehurst North is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #718 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (92) and lowest on Housing & access (48). Typical homes here sold for about £385,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 125 sales), 10% above the wider Reading median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,457 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 83 · #1,184
Employment 85 · #1,047
Education 71 · #1,972
Health 84 · #1,061
Crime 67 · #2,247
Housing & access 48 · #3,535
Living environment 92 · #546

House prices ?

£385,000median (12m) · +10.0% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£385,000125+10.0%+14.5%
Detached£595,00025-4.8%+20.6%
Semi-detached£442,50040+4.1%+22.9%
Terraced£360,00039+15.2%+23.7%
Flat£187,50021-9.1%-5.3%
This area£385,000
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)£50,457±£7,065 · #987 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,118
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 310 offences
Reading103
South East71
England83

Rank #1,067 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences138
Theft53
Burglary19
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons28
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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