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Reading 012A

Neighbourhood

East Reading. 1,448 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 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 012A is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
13.5
Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£265,000
Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,438
Joint 19,958th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Reading 012A compares

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

Reading 012AMiddle
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 012A is 13.5.
13.532nd 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 012A is £265,000.
£265,00010th cheapest
Population100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1,213 to 3,551. The middle area is 1,688. Reading 012A is 1,438.
1,43816th 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 012A is 93.6%.
93.6%10th lowest

Is Reading 012A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 012A at a rate of 113.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.8 per 1,000 people across Wokingham Road.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 012A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), other crime (49) and vehicle crime (10).

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 012A 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 012A in brief

Reading 012A has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Reading 012A was £265,000 in 2025.

Reading 012A had 1,438 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 012A, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.