Reading postcode area Census 2021
83.3% people are white, 9.1% people are asian, 3.2% people are mixed.
45.5% are Christian, 39.7% have no religion, 6.0% provided no answer.
39.3% households have 1 car, 33.5% households have 2 cars, 14.9% households have no car. Reading population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 9.1% | 9.3% |
| Black | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Other | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| White | 83.3% | 81.7% |
Reading population health
| Health | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 52.2% | 48.4% |
| good | 34.1% | 33.6% |
| average | 10.4% | 12.7% |
| poor | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 0.7% | 1.2% |
Reading population religion
| Religion | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 45.5% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 3.0% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 3.6% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 39.7% | 37.2% |
| Other | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Reading population economic activity
| Economic activity | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 52.4% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 8.4% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 4.8% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 19.6% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 2.5% | 2.8% |
Reading car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.44 cars per household in Reading postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 14.9% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 39.3% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 33.5% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 12.3% | 9.2% |
Reading household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
| Household deprivation | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 56.4% | 48.3% |
| B | 31.1% | 33.5% |
| C | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| D | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Reading population partnership
| Partnership | Reading postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 34.7% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 49.6% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 5.3% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Reading cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
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