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Reading 005C

Neighbourhood

North west Reading. 1,792 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Reading 005C is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
4.8
Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£520,000
Joint 4,217th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,671
Joint 14,760th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Reading 005C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Reading 005CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1.9 to 44.6. The middle area is 17.4. Reading 005C is 4.8.
4.810th least deprived
Median sale price85 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Reading85 areas from £182,500 to £830,500. The middle area is £352,500. Reading 005C is £520,000.
£520,00010th most expensive
Population100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1,213 to 3,551. The middle area is 1,688. Reading 005C is 1,671.
1,67148th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage100 neighbourhoods, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 62.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Reading 005C is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 41st lowest

Is Reading 005C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 005C at a rate of 60.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 39.6 per 1,000 people across Tilehurst North.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 005C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (55), other crime (17) and burglary (12).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Reading and not Reading 005C alone. See Reading

Average house price
£350,501
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
183,762
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Reading 005C in brief

Reading 005C has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Reading 005C was £520,000 in 2025.

Reading 005C had 1,671 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 005C, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.