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Reading 015E

Neighbourhood

South west Reading. 1,623 people in 0.9 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 015E is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
28.4
Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,582
Joint 19,093rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Reading 015E compares

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

Reading 015EMiddle
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 015E is 28.4.
28.419th most deprived
Population100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1,213 to 3,551. The middle area is 1,688. Reading 015E is 1,582.
1,58235th 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 015E is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 32nd lowest
Claimant rate100 neighbourhoods, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1.0% to 8.3%. The middle area is 4.1%. Reading 015E is 5.3%.
5.3%joint 29th highest

Is Reading 015E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 015E at a rate of 74.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 139.0 per 1,000 people across Southcote.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 015E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (51), other crime (22) and anti-social behaviour (18).

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 015E alone. See Reading

Average house price
£349,550
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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 015E in brief

Reading 015E has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Reading 015E had 1,582 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 015E, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Reading 015E, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.