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Reading 017G

Neighbourhood

South east Reading. 2,243 people in 0.5 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 017G is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.0
Joint 7,341st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,138
Joint 3,489th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Reading 017G compares

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

Reading 017GMiddle
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 017G is 32.0.
32.014th 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 017G is 2,138.
2,13811th 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 017G is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 28th highest
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 017G is 5.3%.
5.3%joint 29th highest

Is Reading 017G safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 017G at a rate of 117.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.7 per 1,000 people across Kennet Island & Green Park.

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

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 017G.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (81), other crime (67) and shoplifting (26).

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 017G 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 017G in brief

Reading 017G has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Reading 017G had 2,138 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 017G, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Reading 017G, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.