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

Council · E06000038

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

House prices

£696k£348k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £640k +0.0% +413% +51%
Semi-detached £435k +2.4% +540% +55%
Terraced £345k +4.2% +551% +39%
Flat £225k -8.2% +400% -6%

Median sale prices in Reading 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 1.0 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 1,476
Violence & sexual offences 510
Burglary 28
Anti-social behaviour 137

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
ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.2 mi
CHATHAM STREET SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi
CARSS/COLEY CLINIC GP practice 0.5 mi
COLEY PARK SURGERY GP practice 0.6 mi
BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.6 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 West Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Reading West Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Reading West Rail Station Rail station 0.5 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.9 mi
Reading Rail Station Rail station 0.9 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+) 99.5%
Gigabit 95.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 94.3%

Mobile coverage

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Indoor 4G (all operators) 97.7%
Indoor voice (all) 98.9%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Reading
average (lo–hi)
Overall54% (10–99)
Income51% (9–100)
Employment61% (10–99)
Education49% (1–100)
Health53% (15–98)
Crime43% (4–100)
Housing & services40% (6–86)
Living environment58% (6–99)

Your MP

Matt Rodda MP

Labour

Reading Central

matt.rodda.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Robert Hewett Recreation Ground Play space 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.4 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
4 and 6, Bath Road II 0.1 mi
Swallow House II 0.09 mi
2, Tilehurst Road II 0.08 mi
168,172 and 174, Castle Street II 0.09 mi
48 and 50, Russell Street II 0.10 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

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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 11
NOₓ 15

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 7
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 2

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 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wallingford Beach, River Thames 14.3 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

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Total population 174,224

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

Age structure

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Aged 0–15 17.8%
Aged 16–64 70.2%
Aged 65+ 12.0%

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

Ethnic group

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White 67.1%
Asian 17.7%
Black 7.2%
Mixed 5.1%
Other 2.9%

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

Housing tenure

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Owner-occupied 51.7%
Social rented 16.1%
Private rented 31.9%

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

Accommodation type

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Detached 12.2%
Semi-detached 25.9%
Terraced 28.2%
Flat / maisonette 32.6%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 28.4%
1 car or van 44.3%
2+ cars or vans 27.3%

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

Economic activity

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Economically active 67.0%
Unemployed 4.1%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 15.8%
Degree or above 40.4%

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.