Windermere Road, Reading, RG2 7HT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RG2 7HT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	51.3%	49.6%	-1.7%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	48.7%	50.4%	1.7%	49.0%	1.4%

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 RG2 7HT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	43.9%	50%	6.1%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	45.1%	38.3%	-6.8%	44.2%	-5.9%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.6%	6%	-0.6%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	2%	3.7%	1.7%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (91.7%) 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	56.6%	60.4%	3.8%	48.4%	12.0%
Good health	34.5%	31.3%	-3.2%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	7.2%	7.7%	0.5%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	4.0%	-3.5%

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 43.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.5%	16.3%	2.8%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	7.3%	-0.1%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	6.7%	-2.7%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.2%	19.7%	4.5%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	44.7%	43.7%	-1.0%	33.8%	9.9%
Other	5.3%	3.7%	-1.6%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.9% 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	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	2.6%	6.1%	3.5%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	2%	7.2%	5.2%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.8%	2.1%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	79.9%	72.9%	-7.0%	81.4%	-8.5%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.5% 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	74.3%	60.5%	-13.8%	83.2%	-22.7%
European Union	11.8%	18.2%	6.4%	6.1%	12.1%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	4.3%	7.5%	3.2%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	8%	0.4%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	3.6%	2.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
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	72.4%	60.7%	-11.7%	83.2%	-22.5%
10+ Years	4.3%	13.9%	9.6%	9.8%	4.1%
5-10 Years	4.3%	6.9%	2.6%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	6.3%	14.7%	8.4%	2.2%	12.5%
Less than 2 years	12.8%	3.9%	-8.9%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65%	76.7%	-11.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.9%	37.2%	1.7%
Christian	43.3%	46.2%	-2.9%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Windermere Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Windermere Road was 80.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.8% lower than the Church average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Windermere Road has the 34th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Church and the 200th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 7HT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Windermere Road are based on 189 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 Windermere Road, Reading, RG2 7HT

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG2 7HT

Average Price
£416,593

Semi-Detached
£433,135

Terraced
£350,423

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Windermere Road

Average Price
£303,339

Semi-Detached
£359,773

Terraced
£287,366

Detached
£351,987

Flats/Maisonettes
£206,737

Other
£218,227

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Windermere Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Windermere Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£417,000	2021-10-29	£457,763
9 Windermere Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£389,950	2018-07-20	£447,686
5 Windermere Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2017-10-27	£411,251
5 Windermere Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£317,500	2017-03-17	£368,406
9 Windermere Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£222,500	2012-07-30	£391,680

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG2 7HT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7HT 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

Full-Time Employee	134
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	31
Part-Time Employee	28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	11
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Information and communication	31
Education	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Manufacturing	12
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	2
Transport and storage	1
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	822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	4out of 4	4,359 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Palmer Primary Academy 70 Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PP	3out of 4	831 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Brixham Road , RG2 7RB	2out of 4	1,088 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow , RG2 8JD	3out of 4	1,100 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School Milman Road , RG2 0AY	3out of 4	1,255 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Redlands Primary School Lydford Road , RG1 5QH	3out of 4	1,356 yd	Community 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	402 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	1,410 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Madejski Academy 125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF	2out of 4	1,507 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ	4out of 4	1,791 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL	3out of 4	1,800 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Avenue Special School The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ	4out of 4	709 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School 40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY	- not rated	777 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Reading Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR	- not rated	845 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Christian School 11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG	- not rated	950 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU	- not rated	985 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eat at St Patricks & St Patrick's Bar at University of Reading	20 Northcourt Avenue	458 yd
Dough Bros	87 Northumberland Avenue	614 yd
Turkish Mangal	228 Northumberland Avenue	721 yd
Sizzling Spice	62 Christchurch Road	784 yd
Eat at Agriculture	University Of Reading, Earley Gate	790 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Northcourt Bars & Dining at University of Reading	22 Northcourt Avenue	395 yd
The Queens Head	54 Christchurch Road	784 yd
Mojo's Bar	Reading University Students' Union, Pepper Lane	1,062 yd
The Sportsman	201 Shinfield Road	1,086 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spicy Hyderabad	77 Northumberland Avenue	614 yd
Dilwar Pindi Express	87 Northumberland Avenue	614 yd
Bo Wah	85 Northumberland Avenue	614 yd
Crispy Fish	232 Northumberland Avenue	721 yd
Eastern Vegan	242 Northumberland Avenue	721 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Reading Girls' School NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	503 yd
Leighton Park School LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL SHINFIELD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	616 yd
Cintra Park FICKLING COURT FICKLING COURT SHERFIELD DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	717 yd
University Of Reading Sports Park SHINFIELD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	764 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	147.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG2 7HT