Rembrandt Way, Reading, RG1 6QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG1 6QR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.2%	51.5%	1.3%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	49.8%	48.5%	-1.3%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around RG1 6QR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.3%	51.8%	6.5%	37.9%	13.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	29.4%	-4.5%	44.2%	-14.8%
Separated	4.9%	2.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	13.1%	11.8%	-1.3%	9.1%	2.7%
Widowed	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	6.1%	-2.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.3%	44.3%	1.0%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	36.8%	35.8%	-1.0%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	16.5%	15.3%	-1.2%	12.7%	2.6%
Bad health	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	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	20.8%	23.9%	3.1%	18.2%	5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.4%	8.6%	-11.8%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	15.6%	4.6%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	5.8%	5.4%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	14%	3.4%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	29%	30.9%	1.9%	33.8%	-2.9%
Other	7.8%	1.2%	-6.6%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.3% 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	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2.5%	0.3%	-2.2%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	7.5%	3.3%	-4.2%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	1.6%	5.5%	3.9%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	4.4%	8.5%	4.1%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	3.9%	3.3%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4%	5.9%	1.9%	0.9%	5.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	69.8%	60.3%	-9.5%	81.4%	-21.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73% 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	77.3%	73%	-4.3%	83.2%	-10.2%
European Union	5.6%	8.1%	2.5%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	6.9%	7.8%	0.9%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	6.8%	-0.1%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.6%	72.3%	-4.3%	83.2%	-10.9%
10+ Years	0.9%	19%	18.1%	9.8%	9.2%
5-10 Years	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	6.9%	3.2%	-3.7%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	13.7%	2.6%	-11.1%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	76.7%	-11.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	18.4%	13.5%	4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.6%	37.2%	7.4%
Christian	32.6%	46.2%	-13.6%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Rembrandt Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rembrandt Way was 53.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.1% lower than the Coley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rembrandt Way has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley and the 190th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 28.6%.

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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 6QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Rembrandt Way are based on 226 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 Rembrandt Way, Reading, RG1 6QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG1 6QR

Average Price
£209,913

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,913

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rembrandt Way

Average Price
£212,733

Semi-Detached
£286,233

Terraced
£370,192

Detached
£262,183

Flats/Maisonettes
£211,031

Other
£183,950

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rembrandt WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 18 Charnwood House Rembrandt Way, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£166,000	2024-12-06	£159,360
Flat 16 Charnwood House Rembrandt Way, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2024-08-07	£146,545
Flat 19 Charnwood House Rembrandt Way, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2022-05-13	£154,711
Flat 9 Charnwood House Rembrandt Way, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2021-04-08	£228,664
Flat 9 Charnwood House Rembrandt Way, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£208,500	2018-12-06	£211,896

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG1 6QR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Part-Time Employee	38
Self-Employed	21
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	14
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Information and communication	13
Other	12
Construction	11
Education	10
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,980 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,421 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB	4out of 4	3,596 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,769 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	3out of 4	3,837 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary and All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU	- not rated	237 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coley Park Primary School Wensley Road , RG1 6DU	- not rated	281 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU	- not rated	303 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	- not rated	844 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	3out of 4	844 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	2out of 4	767 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	- not rated	2,122 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	4out of 4	2,122 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	3out of 4	2,128 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Reading College and School of Arts and Design Crescent Road , RG1 5RQ	- not rated	3,801 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Elvian School 61 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	- not rated	768 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	926 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	- not rated	1,153 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	3out of 4	1,153 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redland Education Centre 11 Arkwright Road , RG2 0LU	- not rated	1,776 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shine Community Project	140 Wensley Road	184 yd
Cafe Coley Park Baptist Church	Wensley Road	190 yd
Grosvenor Casino	Rose Kiln Lane	924 yd
23.5 Degrees TA Starbucks	Rose Kiln Lane	924 yd
Churches In Reading Drop In Centre	Berkeley Avenue	1,059 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Southcote Beefeater	19 Southcote Lane	528 yd
The Foresters Arms	79 Brunswick Street	767 yd
The Rose & Thistle	43 Argyle Road	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
JFC	54 Wensley Road		539 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Food Warehouse Iceland	Rose Kiln Lane		924 yd
Tesco	12 Tilehurst Road		999 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
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	234 yd
Coley Park School (Closed) Wensley Road	grass pitches	283 yd
Elvian School (Closed) Bath Road	grass pitches	706 yd
Coley Recreation Ground HOLYBROOK ROAD	grass pitches	793 yd
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	922 yd
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School FAWLEY ROAD	grass pitches	1,043 yd
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,057 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	73.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG1 6QR