South Drive, Reading, RG2 7DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RG2 7DP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.4%	53.3%	-3.1%	51.0%	2.3%
Male	43.6%	46.7%	3.1%	49.0%	-2.3%

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	30%	27.3%	-2.7%	37.9%	-10.6%
Married: Opposite sex	49%	50%	1.0%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	2.4%	6.3%	3.9%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	16.6%	15.6%	-1.0%	6.1%	9.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.1%	46%	-3.1%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	32.4%	38.4%	6.0%	33.6%	4.8%
Fair health	14.3%	12.3%	-2.0%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	3.1%	2.3%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1%	1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

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 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.5%	13.2%	4.7%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	4.3%	-1.4%	9.6%	-5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	10.9%	-0.4%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	16.3%	3.7%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	54.3%	49.4%	-4.9%	33.8%	15.6%
Other	6.9%	1.9%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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	7%	3%	-4.0%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	10.1%	13.2%	3.1%	3.1%	10.1%
Pakistani	13.2%	14.2%	1.0%	2.7%	11.5%
Other Asian	2.1%	3%	0.9%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	5.2%	4.3%	-0.9%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.6%	0.5%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.9%
White	56.1%	50%	-6.1%	81.4%	-31.4%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.3%	5%	4.7%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.7% 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	66.2%	60.7%	-5.5%	83.2%	-22.5%
European Union	3.8%	4.6%	0.8%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	6.3%	7.3%	1.0%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	19.9%	22.4%	2.5%	5.6%	16.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	2%	-1.5%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.3%	1.0%
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	66.2%	60.9%	-5.3%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	3.8%	27.2%	23.4%	9.8%	17.4%
5-10 Years	4.2%	4.3%	0.1%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	5.2%	4.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	3.3%	-17.3%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Eastern Asia	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.6%	37.2%	-15.6%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	10.6%	1.7%	8.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	18.3%	6.5%	11.8%
Sikh	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is South Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around South Drive was 22.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.9% lower than the Church average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

South Drive has the 8th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RG2 7DP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 South Drive are based on 10 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 South Drive, Reading, RG2 7DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG2 7DP

Average Price
£535,400

Semi-Detached
£511,561

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£559,239

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Drive

Average Price
£595,558

Semi-Detached
£507,319

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£633,374

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 South Drive, Reading, Reading Detached, an established residential building	£468,000	2023-07-11	£464,096
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading Detached, an established residential building	£565,000	2019-01-18	£635,876
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading Detached, an established residential building	£575,000	2018-07-31	£641,813
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2016-08-31	£619,256
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2006-12-02	£565,854

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG2 7DP

Employment

RG2 7DP 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in RG2 7DP area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7DP area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Retired	78
Full-Time Employee	75
Self-Employed	30
Student (economically inactive)	18
Part-Time Employee	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	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	995 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	4out of 4	4,036 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	4,307 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	4,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whiteknights Primary School Fairlawn Green , Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP	3out of 4	367 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow , RG2 8JD	3out of 4	546 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillside Primary School Rushey Way , Lower Earley RG6 4HQ	3out of 4	958 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Radstock Primary School Radstock Lane , Earley RG6 5UZ	2out of 4	1,301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road , RG2 8LX	2out of 4	1,562 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY	1out of 4	1,350 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
John Madejski Academy 125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF	2out of 4	1,476 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS	3out of 4	1,782 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ	4out of 4	2,049 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL	3out of 4	2,064 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leighton Park School Shinfield Road , RG2 7ED	- not rated	115 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crosfields School Shinfield Road , RG2 9BL	- not rated	1,046 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Reading Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR	- not rated	1,153 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School 40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY	- not rated	1,744 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Special School The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ	4out of 4	1,783 yd	Academy special converter	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
Emmbrook Court Very Sheltered Housing	Emmbrook Court	50 yd
Pret A Manger	211 Shinfield Road	338 yd
China Garden 888	250 Shinfield Road	563 yd
Trilobite Cafe	Health & Life Sciences Building, University of Reading	892 yd
Flavours of Tandoor	Chalfont Close	1,062 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Sportsman	201 Shinfield Road		180 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jamrock Jerkngrill	230 Shinfield Road	293 yd
KFC	207 Shinfield Road	338 yd
Greggs	203-205 Shinfield Road	338 yd
Best Kebab House	234c Shinfield Road	420 yd
Subway	234a Shinfield Road	420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	203-205 Shinfield Road		338 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whiteknights Primary School FAIRLAWN GREEN	grass pitches	236 yd
Hillside Primary School RUSHEY WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	857 yd
Leighton Park School LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL SHINFIELD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	942 yd
Chalfont Park CHALFONT WAY	grass pitches	1,016 yd
Crosfields School SHINFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,020 yd
Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club BEECH LANE	indoor bowls	1,090 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	0.0%
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 7DP