Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RG30 1AZ is primarily male, with 54.2% 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	43.4%	45.8%	2.4%	51.0%	-5.2%
Male	56.6%	54.2%	-2.4%	49.0%	5.2%

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 RG30 1AZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.6% 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	51.7%	44.6%	-7.1%	37.9%	6.7%
Married: Opposite sex	31.4%	42.7%	11.3%	44.2%	-1.5%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	10.7%	7.9%	-2.8%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.2%

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 (87.3%) 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	47.2%	49.2%	2.0%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	35.8%	38.1%	2.3%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	11.6%	9.2%	-2.4%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.8%	3%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	18.6%	19.3%	0.7%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	9.5%	-3.7%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	9.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	10.9%	3.9%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	31%	40.8%	9.8%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	17.8%	6%	-11.8%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45% 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	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	4.7%	10.4%	5.7%	3.1%	7.3%
Pakistani	9.1%	8.7%	-0.4%	2.7%	6.0%
Other Asian	3.5%	4.2%	0.7%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	8.2%	8.9%	0.7%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	5.1%	0.4%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	0.4%	3.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
White	56.9%	45%	-11.9%	81.4%	-36.4%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	2.5%	4.5%	2.0%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.7% 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	57.9%	45.7%	-12.2%	83.2%	-37.5%
European Union	14.8%	19.3%	4.5%	6.1%	13.2%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	8.5%	10.3%	1.8%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.6%	19.3%	6.7%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.3%	3%	-2.3%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.8% 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	57.5%	45.6%	-11.9%	83.2%	-37.6%
10+ Years	7.5%	21.8%	14.3%	9.8%	12.0%
5-10 Years	8.2%	10.9%	2.7%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	17%	10.9%	-6.1%	2.2%	8.7%
Less than 2 years	9.7%	10.7%	1.0%	1.9%	8.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.5%	76.7%	-26.2%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	5.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	11.1%	1.2%	9.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	11.1%	13.5%	-2.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.1%	37.2%	-11.1%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	21%	6.5%	14.5%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Oxford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oxford Road was 139.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.6% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oxford Road has the 43rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey and the 104th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RG30 1AZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 10/10 (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 Oxford Road are based on 1062 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 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 1AZ

Average Price
£528,905

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£528,905

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oxford Road

Average Price
£431,538

Semi-Detached
£394,955

Terraced
£339,223

Detached
£757,385

Flats/Maisonettes
£205,964

Other
£1,737,079

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oxford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
357 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2008-07-17	£525,135
357 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2000-03-29	£366,041

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 1AZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	175
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	33
Other	26
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Retired	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	12
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB	4out of 4	2,387 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	2,882 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	4out of 4	3,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,339 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	4,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	3out of 4	395 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Primary School Wilson Road , RG30 2RW	3out of 4	574 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Road Community School 146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ	3out of 4	676 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	4out of 4	819 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	3out of 4	819 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	3out of 4	1,228 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,560 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	2out of 4	2,013 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	4out of 4	2,464 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	3,282 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	- not rated	505 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	564 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hemdean House School Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD	- not rated	2,405 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Holy Brook School 145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ	3out of 4	2,413 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Deenway Montessori School 3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ	- not rated	2,474 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
Work House Coffee Company	335 Oxford Road	32 yd
Reading Tandoori	262-264 Oxford Road	50 yd
DeNata	377 Oxford Road	66 yd
Da Village Afghan Resteraunt	387 Oxford Road	105 yd
Kobeda Palace	409 Oxford Road	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	50 yd
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	312 yd
The Rose & Thistle	43 Argyle Road	532 yd
The Face Bar	Ambrose Place	560 yd
The Spread Eagle	117 Norfolk Road	586 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vampires Den	357 Oxford Road	1 yd
Teng Hui	343 Oxford Road	32 yd
Oishi	314 Oxford Road	50 yd
Seasons	375 Oxford Road	131 yd
Hot Stuff	421 Oxford Road	131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	52 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	259 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket	267-271 Oxford Road	377 yd
Aseda Supermarkets	170 Oxford Road	428 yd
Tesco	Portman Road	459 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	273 yd
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		337 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	487 yd
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	493 yd
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	692 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed) Battle Street	swimming pool	738 yd
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	761 yd
Crossfit Reading Hodsoll Road		924 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed) Richfield Avenue		1,010 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading) Chatham Place	health and fitness suite	1,077 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of RG30 1AZ