Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6GP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RG2 6GP has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents 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	50.7%	48%	-2.7%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	49.3%	52%	2.7%	49.0%	3.0%

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 vicinity of RG2 6GP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	55.2%	31.6%	-23.6%	37.9%	-6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	35.9%	61.4%	25.5%	44.2%	17.2%
Separated	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 (95.5%) 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	58%	69.8%	11.8%	48.4%	21.4%
Good health	32%	25.7%	-6.3%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	7%	3.5%	-3.5%	12.7%	-9.2%
Bad health	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around RG2 6GP this area, 1.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 80.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.6%	1.8%	-12.8%	18.2%	-16.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.7%	2.1%	-15.6%	9.6%	-7.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	5.1%	-10.5%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	8.2%	-6.9%	16.9%	-8.7%
Degree or Similar	31.8%	80.1%	48.3%	33.8%	46.3%
Other	4.7%	1.8%	-2.9%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39% 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)
Bangladeshi	4%	0%	-4.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.7%	19.7%	19.0%	0.7%	19.0%
Indian	2.3%	23.6%	21.3%	3.1%	20.5%
Pakistani	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	8.7%	3.7%	-5.0%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	4%	0.2%	-3.8%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.5%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.7%	1.1%	-4.6%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	62.7%	39%	-23.7%	81.4%	-42.4%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	1%	3.5%	2.5%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79%	42.5%	-36.5%	83.2%	-40.7%
European Union	6%	10%	4.0%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	6%	5.4%	-0.6%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	35.9%	29.6%	5.6%	30.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 19.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79%	42.4%	-36.6%	83.2%	-40.8%
10+ Years	2.3%	19.1%	16.8%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	2.7%	18.9%	16.2%	2.9%	16.0%
2-5 Years	11%	10.9%	-0.1%	2.2%	8.7%
Less than 2 years	5%	8.7%	3.7%	1.9%	6.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.5%	76.7%	-19.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	12%	0.3%	11.7%
Southern Asia	8.1%	1.2%	6.9%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.9%	37.2%	3.7%
Christian	22.1%	46.2%	-24.1%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	22.1%	1.7%	20.4%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Longwater Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Longwater Avenue was 370.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 323.6% higher than the Church average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Longwater Avenue has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Church and the 25th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 131.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.1%.

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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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RG2 6GP, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Longwater Avenue are based on 39 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 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6GP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG2 6GP

Average Price
£239,001

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£239,001

Estimated Average Property Prices for Longwater Avenue

Average Price
£626,256

Semi-Detached
£578,010

Terraced
£566,882

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,674,600

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Longwater AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Second Floor North Wing, 100 Longwater Avenue, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building	£231,602	2017-02-09	£230,862

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG2 6GP

Employment

RG2 6GP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	204
Self-Employed	44
Looking after home or family	26
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	6
Retired	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	21
Information and communication	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Education	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,233 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	5,240 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	3out of 4	5,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	5,461 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Green Park Village Primary Academy 2 Flagstaff Road , Green Park RG2 6AX	3out of 4	602 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitley Park Infant and Nursery School Basingstoke Road , RG2 0JA	- not rated	1,623 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitley Park Junior School Basingstoke Road , RG2 0JA	- not rated	1,623 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Brixham Road , RG2 7RB	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road , RG2 8RH	3out of 4	2,024 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Madejski Academy 125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF	- not rated	1,898 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hartland High School 125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF	1out of 4	1,952 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Thamesbridge College Northumberland Avenue , RG2 8DJ	- not rated	2,017 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY	3out of 4	2,293 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY	- not rated	2,293 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	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	4,414 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU	- not rated	1,876 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redland Education Centre 11 Arkwright Road , RG2 0LU	- not rated	1,921 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redlands Education Centre Arkwright , RG2 0LU	- not rated	1,921 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Special School Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ	- not rated	2,520 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lavender House 17 Newcastle Road , Whitley RG2 7TN	- not rated	2,563 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Perk Coffee Shop	100 Longwater Avenue	2 yd
Green Park Business Park	100 Longwater Avenue	2 yd
Olive Catering at Britannia Pharmaceuticals	200 Longwater Avenue	257 yd
Baxter Storey at Cisco Systems	300 Longwater Avenue	363 yd
Baxterstorey @ JLL Green Park	400 Brook Drive	519 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Compass Kiosks at Madejski Stadium	Shooters Way		571 yd
KFC at Reading Gate Retail Park			642 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Costco Wholesale	Costco, 100 South Oak Way		736 yd
Tesco Reading Green Park Express	51b Flagstaff Road		968 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Le Club Reading MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	603 yd
Reading Fc (Madejski Stadium) MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM SHOOTERS WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	603 yd
Nuffield Health (Reading) SOUTH OAK WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	730 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Reading) DRAKE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	938 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	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of RG2 6GP