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Reading 012B

Neighbourhood

East Reading. 2,145 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Reading 012B is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
8.5
Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£373,000
Joint 10,266th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,139
Joint 3,482nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Reading 012B compares

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

Reading 012BMiddle
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 012B is 8.5.
8.522nd 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 012B is £373,000.
£373,00035th 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 012B is 2,139.
2,13910th most 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 012B is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 36th lowest

Is Reading 012B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 012B at a rate of 69.9 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 012B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (55), other crime (35) and anti-social behaviour (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 012B 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 012B in brief

Reading 012B has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Reading 012B was £373,000 in 2025.

Reading 012B had 2,139 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 012B, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.