325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Reading Central

Constituency · E14001438

Ward
Thames
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Reading Central
Police
Thames Valley

House prices

£761k£381k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £675k +3.4% +415% +59%
Semi-detached £491k +4.5% +546% +75%
Terraced £345k +4.5% +563% +39%
Flat £229k -0.3% +419% -4%

Median sale prices in Reading Central from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
River Academy 0.4 mi Non-sel — —

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,584
1 bed £1,122
2 bed £1,401
3 bed £1,678
4+ bed £2,378

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,121
Violence & sexual offences 378
Burglary 25
Anti-social behaviour 102

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
CHATHAM STREET SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.8 mi
ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.0 mi
WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES GP practice 0.9 mi
BAROMETER CLINIC GP practice 0.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.7 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.3%
Gigabit 94.8%
Full fibre (FTTP) 92.7%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.5%
Indoor voice (all) 99.5%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Reading Central
average (lo–hi)
Overall58% (11–99)
Income56% (11–100)
Employment67% (10–99)
Education57% (9–100)
Health57% (19–98)
Crime44% (4–100)
Housing & services43% (6–86)
Living environment49% (6–97)

Your MP

Matt Rodda MP

Labour

Reading Central

matt.rodda.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.04 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.04 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.8 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.9 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Regent Place II 0.6 mi
29 and 31, Caversham Road II 0.6 mi
122 and 124, Chatham Street II 0.8 mi
Butler's Wine Vaults II 0.8 mi
Buckside II 0.6 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 9,523
Total registered 10,436
Dormant 161
New (last year) 1,533
New (last 5 years) 4,818

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NO₂ 12
NOₓ 17

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 359,100,000
Cars & taxis 294,600,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wallingford Beach, River Thames 13.6 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,897

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 12.4%
Aged 16–64 81.2%
Aged 65+ 6.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 63.6%
Asian 22.6%
Black 4.5%
Mixed 5.4%
Other 3.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 41.6%
Social rented 4.9%
Private rented 53.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 3.9%
Semi-detached 8.4%
Terraced 58.3%
Flat / maisonette 28.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 30.1%
1 car or van 53.0%
2+ cars or vans 16.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 80.0%
Unemployed 2.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 9.5%
Degree or above 58.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 61.6%
Smoking prevalence 9.3%
Infant mortality 3.5

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.