Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RG30 1BU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	47.8%	47.4%	-0.4%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	52.2%	52.6%	0.4%	49.0%	3.6%

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	51.2%	40.2%	-11.0%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	38.1%	51%	12.9%	44.2%	6.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.8%	1.2%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (88.5%) 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	50.9%	51.3%	0.4%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	38.9%	37.2%	-1.7%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	7.1%	8.8%	1.7%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	12.3%	20.3%	8.0%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	13.1%	1.6%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	13.7%	0.6%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	7%	5.8%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	14.5%	5.0%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	29%	25.9%	-3.1%	33.8%	-7.9%
Other	23.4%	5.5%	-17.9%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.2% 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	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Indian	1.5%	4.2%	2.7%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	12%	7.7%	-4.3%	2.7%	5.0%
Other Asian	17.6%	14.6%	-3.0%	1.6%	13.0%
Black African	1.5%	4.5%	3.0%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	8.3%	4.7%	-3.6%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
White	54%	51.2%	-2.8%	81.4%	-30.2%
Roma	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.9%	3.5%	2.6%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.4% 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	53.1%	36.4%	-16.7%	83.2%	-46.8%
European Union	17.3%	27.6%	10.3%	6.1%	21.5%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	0.9%	5.1%	4.2%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	22.5%	22.5%	0.0%	5.6%	16.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	5.9%	1.6%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23% 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	52.5%	36.4%	-16.1%	83.2%	-46.8%
10+ Years	9%	23%	14.0%	9.8%	13.2%
5-10 Years	15.1%	14.2%	-0.9%	2.9%	11.3%
2-5 Years	9.9%	15.4%	5.5%	2.2%	13.2%
Less than 2 years	13.6%	11%	-2.6%	1.9%	9.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.7%	76.7%	-34.0%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	4.9%	0.6%	4.3%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	9.3%	1.3%	8.0%
Romania	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Southern Asia	12.2%	1.2%	11.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.8%	37.2%	-18.4%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	11%	0.5%	10.5%
Hindu	6.4%	1.7%	4.7%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	9%	6.5%	2.5%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	9%	6.0%	3.0%

Safety

Is Beresford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beresford Road was 58.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 84.9% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Beresford Road has the 20th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey and the 224th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.5%.

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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 1BU, 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 Beresford Road are based on 116 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 Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 1BU

Average Price
£299,479

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£328,606

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,535

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beresford Road

Average Price
£311,494

Semi-Detached
£312,283

Terraced
£318,273

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£188,213

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beresford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
51A Beresford Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2025-02-04	£203,106
55 Beresford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2022-08-04	£314,516
59 Beresford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2022-02-04	£287,083
63 Beresford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2017-03-24	£309,706
57 Beresford Road, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2016-03-29	£336,410

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 1BU

Employment

RG30 1BU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	171
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	27
Retired	25
Other	22
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Human health and social work activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	11
Transport and storage	11
Construction	10
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,417 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	2,666 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	4out of 4	3,178 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	4,335 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxford Road Community School 146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ	3out of 4	621 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	3out of 4	660 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Primary School Wilson Road , RG30 2RW	3out of 4	755 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	4out of 4	924 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	3out of 4	924 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	1,483 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,823 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	2out of 4	2,256 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	4out of 4	2,399 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR	3out of 4	3,137 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	768 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	770 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hemdean House School Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD	- not rated	2,144 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Deenway Montessori School 3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ	- not rated	2,392 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Anne's School 6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX	- not rated	2,416 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Reading Tandoori	262-264 Oxford Road	222 yd
Work House Coffee Company	335 Oxford Road	250 yd
DeNata	377 Oxford Road	283 yd
Da Village Afghan Resteraunt	387 Oxford Road	300 yd
Kobeda Palace	409 Oxford Road	314 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	222 yd
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	423 yd
The Face Bar	Ambrose Place	595 yd
The Rose & Thistle	43 Argyle Road	612 yd
The Crucible Sports and Social Club	Unit 6 Richfield Avenue	727 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oishi	314 Oxford Road	222 yd
Elles Baguettes	200 Oxford Road	231 yd
Teng Hui	343 Oxford Road	250 yd
Vampires Den	357 Oxford Road	265 yd
Seasons	375 Oxford Road	314 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	222 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	352 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket	267-271 Oxford Road	374 yd
Aseda Supermarkets	170 Oxford Road	390 yd
Tesco	211 Oxford Road	497 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	169 yd
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		443 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed) Battle Street	swimming pool	629 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	716 yd
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	726 yd
Crossfit Reading Hodsoll Road		736 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed) Richfield Avenue		745 yd
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	854 yd
Leaderboard Golf Centre (Closed) Richfield Avenue	golf	932 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading) Chatham Place	health and fitness suite	973 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	89.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	127.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG30 1BU