Sherwood Street, Reading, RG30 1LF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RG30 1LF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	50.4%	48.6%	-1.8%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	49.6%	51.4%	1.8%	49.0%	2.4%

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	39.4%	39.9%	0.5%	37.9%	2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.7%	46.2%	2.5%	44.2%	2.0%
Separated	2.9%	4.8%	1.9%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	10.1%	6.9%	-3.2%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	6.1%	-4.0%

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 (87.9%) 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	43.9%	57.2%	13.3%	48.4%	8.8%
Good health	41.1%	30.7%	-10.4%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	10.6%	8.1%	-2.5%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	17.7%	16.3%	-1.4%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	11.7%	-3.8%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	12%	-1.7%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	6.6%	5.5%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	16.6%	7.2%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	30.4%	1.5%	33.8%	-3.4%
Other	13.7%	6.3%	-7.4%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.2% 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	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	4.6%	5.1%	0.5%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	8.4%	9.3%	0.9%	2.7%	6.6%
Other Asian	6.8%	7.9%	1.1%	1.6%	6.3%
Black African	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	3%	2.8%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	65.7%	61.2%	-4.5%	81.4%	-20.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.4%	3.7%	2.3%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.4% 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	67%	51.4%	-15.6%	83.2%	-31.8%
European Union	11.4%	21.6%	10.2%	6.1%	15.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	2.5%	4%	1.5%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.6%	18.6%	2.0%	5.6%	13.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	1.3%	1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67%	51.4%	-15.6%	83.2%	-31.8%
10+ Years	2.7%	23.5%	20.8%	9.8%	13.7%
5-10 Years	6.3%	10.5%	4.2%	2.9%	7.6%
2-5 Years	13.9%	7.2%	-6.7%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	10.1%	7.4%	-2.7%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.7%	76.7%	-24.0%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	10.9%	1.3%	9.6%
Romania	4.2%	0.9%	3.3%
Other EU countries	7.2%	1.5%	5.7%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	7.4%	1.2%	6.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	10.4%	13.5%	-3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Buddhist	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Hindu	7%	1.7%	5.3%
Muslim	18.4%	6.5%	11.9%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Sherwood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sherwood Street was 30.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.0% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sherwood Street has the 10th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey and the 107th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 1LF, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Sherwood Street are based on 286 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 Sherwood Street, Reading, RG30 1LF

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 1LF

Average Price
£304,923

Semi-Detached
£288,637

Terraced
£305,466

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sherwood Street

Average Price
£309,378

Semi-Detached
£333,350

Terraced
£306,777

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sherwood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
59 Sherwood Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-11-28	£291,749
78 Sherwood Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-08-22	£327,314
82 Sherwood Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2023-05-19	£398,337
70 Sherwood Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2023-01-13	£282,150
108 Sherwood Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-06-29	£205,821

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 1LF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	142
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	27
Retired	22
Other	18
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Human health and social work activities	20
Information and communication	16
Manufacturing	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	11
Education	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate 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	1,744 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	3out of 4	2,469 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,317 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,792 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	4,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilson Primary School Wilson Road , RG30 2RW	3out of 4	322 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary School Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	754 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	754 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ranikhet County Junior School Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED	- not rated	1,092 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ranikhet County Infant School Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED	- not rated	1,092 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
River Academy 7 Richfield Avenue , RG1 8EQ	- not rated	1,337 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	2out of 4	1,510 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,738 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	3out of 4	1,791 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prospect School Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	- not rated	1,791 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	4,947 yd	Further education	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	842 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	3out of 4	842 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	1,106 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Elvian School 61 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	- not rated	1,510 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seagulls Pupil Referral Unit E P Collier Site , Ross Road RG1 8EJ	- not rated	1,956 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Salvation Army Community Cafe	522 Oxford Road	63 yd
Chillim	598-600 Oxford Road	63 yd
Reading Sea Cadets	Oxford Road	104 yd
Baguette Cafe	549 Oxford Road	189 yd
Avilah	535 Oxford Road	225 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Royal Albion	642 Oxford Road	380 yd
The Pondhouse	738 Oxford Road	380 yd
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	459 yd
The Spread Eagle	117 Norfolk Road	674 yd
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	753 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Panda House	555a Oxford Road	130 yd
Wan Choi	611 Oxford Road	162 yd
Shakes N Flavours	551 Oxford Road	225 yd
Pizza Hut	529 Oxford Road	225 yd
Mr Cod	543 Oxford Road	225 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
European Mini Market	462 Oxford Road	281 yd
Tesco	Portman Road	333 yd
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	750 yd
Hevs Best Deals	733 Oxford Road	902 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	1,030 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	327 yd
Tnt Gym BRIDGEWATER CLOSE	health and fitness suite	356 yd
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		434 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	577 yd
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	667 yd
The Gym (Reading West) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	805 yd
Rivers Health Club SCOURS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	885 yd
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,008 yd
Ranikhet Academy SPEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,092 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	179.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG30 1LF