Holybrook Road, Reading, RG1 6DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RG1 6DG is primarily male, with 55.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.3%	44.3%	-3.0%	51.0%	-6.7%
Male	52.7%	55.7%	3.0%	49.0%	6.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.7%	37%	4.3%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	57.3%	49.5%	-7.8%	44.2%	5.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	2.7%	5.6%	2.9%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	5.3%	4.9%	-0.4%	6.1%	-1.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.9%	49.3%	5.4%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	41.9%	38.7%	-3.2%	33.6%	5.1%
Fair health	11.6%	8.9%	-2.7%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	14.4%	2.4%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	12.1%	-0.6%	9.6%	2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	9.2%	-6.1%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	5%	3%	-2.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	16.1%	6.1%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	37.7%	42.3%	4.6%	33.8%	8.5%
Other	7.3%	3%	-4.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	6.2%	6.9%	0.7%	3.1%	3.8%
Pakistani	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	4%	6.7%	2.7%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	4.2%	1.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	72.2%	64.4%	-7.8%	81.4%	-17.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.8%	64.6%	-12.2%	83.2%	-18.6%
European Union	6.5%	10.9%	4.4%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	4.2%	4.2%	0.0%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	14.2%	4.9%	5.6%	8.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	4.7%	3.0%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.4%	64.8%	-10.6%	83.2%	-18.4%
10+ Years	1.4%	17.9%	16.5%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	6.5%	4.7%	-1.8%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	7.1%	6.4%	-0.7%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	6.1%	-3.5%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.9%	76.7%	-4.8%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.4%	37.2%	-5.8%
Christian	43.4%	46.2%	-2.8%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	9%	1.7%	7.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Holybrook Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Holybrook Road was 10.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.8% lower than the Coley average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Holybrook Road has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley and the 30th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RG1 6DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Holybrook Road are based on 20 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Reading.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Holybrook Road, Reading, RG1 6DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG1 6DG

Average Price
£465,877

Semi-Detached
£454,577

Terraced
£601,475

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Holybrook Road

Average Price
£470,186

Semi-Detached
£461,906

Terraced
£544,705

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Holybrook Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Holybrook Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£612,500	2023-01-13	£597,188
51 Holybrook Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£556,500	2021-06-24	£641,913
13 Holybrook Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£254,000	2019-11-29	£303,001
23 Holybrook Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2019-09-27	£395,284
15 Holybrook Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£349,775	2019-04-05	£414,721

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG1 6DG

Employment

RG1 6DG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

RG1 6DG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	141
Retired	49
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Information and communication	30
Construction	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	2,697 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	2,751 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,065 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB	4out of 4	3,907 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	4out of 4	4,351 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coley Primary School Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ	3out of 4	408 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU	1out of 4	532 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Katesgrove Primary School Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL	3out of 4	727 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	4out of 4	741 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	3out of 4	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	4out of 4	1,369 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	3out of 4	1,412 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,736 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY	1out of 4	2,029 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	2,046 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	1,107 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Abbey School Reading 17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ	- not rated	1,452 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	- not rated	1,456 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Christian School 11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG	- not rated	1,463 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Deenway Montessori School 3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ	- not rated	1,474 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Churches In Reading Drop In Centre	Berkeley Avenue	238 yd
Grosvenor Casino	Rose Kiln Lane	356 yd
23.5 Degrees TA Starbucks	Rose Kiln Lane	356 yd
Aramark Salvation Army	Willow Street	613 yd
Reading Association for the Blind	Carey Street	700 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & Tackle	Katesgrove Lane	590 yd
The Castle Tap Public House	120 Castle Street	614 yd
Police Social Club	Castle Street	773 yd
The Nags Head	5 Russell Street	863 yd
Brewdog	11 Castle Street	878 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
JFC	54 Wensley Road	301 yd
Lenny's Caribbean	Britten Road	890 yd
Pizza2Night	155-157 Southampton Street	939 yd
The Ghost Collective	1d Queens Walk	945 yd
Harput Kebab	139 Oxford Road	964 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Food Warehouse Iceland	Rose Kiln Lane	356 yd
Tesco	12 Tilehurst Road	756 yd
K & K Supermarket	35 St Marys Butts	951 yd
Iceland	47 Oxford Road	1,022 yd
Tesco	6-8 Crown Street	1,033 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Coley Recreation Ground HOLYBROOK ROAD	grass pitches	135 yd
Coley Park School (Closed) Wensley Road	grass pitches	652 yd
St Marys & All Saints Ce Primary School ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL WENSLEY ROAD	grass pitches	723 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed) Oxford Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	968 yd
The Gym (Reading Central) ST. MARYS BUTTS	health and fitness suite	1,040 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading) Chatham Place	health and fitness suite	1,068 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RG1 6DG