Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RG30 2LY has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	49.4%	48.5%	-0.9%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	50.6%	51.5%	0.9%	49.0%	2.5%

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 2LY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.3% 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	46.5%	59.3%	12.8%	37.9%	21.4%
Married: Opposite sex	38.6%	28.9%	-9.7%	44.2%	-15.3%
Separated	3%	1%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	10.9%	9.3%	-1.6%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	1%	1.5%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (85.7%) 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	53.1%	52.5%	-0.6%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	36.7%	33.2%	-3.5%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	6.9%	11.3%	4.4%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 45.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.4%	11.2%	3.8%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	6.6%	-4.3%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	8.6%	-1.8%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	6.1%	4.6%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	18.8%	9.9%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	46.5%	45.2%	-1.3%	33.8%	11.4%
Other	14.4%	3.6%	-10.8%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.2% 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)
Chinese	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	2.9%	6.8%	3.9%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	5.3%	2.1%	-3.2%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	12.2%	10.2%	-2.0%	2.5%	7.7%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	2.5%	-2.0%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	2.1%	0.9%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	66.1%	68.2%	2.1%	81.4%	-13.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	59.6%	59%	-0.6%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	13.1%	18%	4.9%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	10.2%	8.4%	-1.8%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	9.2%	1.4%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	2.9%	-4.0%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	59.5%	1.9%	83.2%	-23.7%
10+ Years	8.2%	16%	7.8%	9.8%	6.2%
5-10 Years	9.8%	8%	-1.8%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	15.1%	7.2%	-7.9%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	9.3%	-0.1%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61%	76.7%	-15.7%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	6.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.8%	37.2%	3.6%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	2.5%	6.0%	-3.5%

Safety

Is Tilehurst Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tilehurst Road was 94.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.4% lower than the Battle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tilehurst Road has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle and the 174th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RG30 2LY, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Tilehurst Road are based on 421 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 Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 2LY

Average Price
£344,562

Semi-Detached
£451,989

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£865,030

Flats/Maisonettes
£253,671

Other
£429,272

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tilehurst Road

Average Price
£372,369

Semi-Detached
£530,685

Terraced
£394,152

Detached
£600,925

Flats/Maisonettes
£224,853

Other
£1,000,488

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tilehurst Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat A 212A Tilehurst Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-11-29	£296,962
200 Tilehurst Road, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building	£730,000	2023-02-24	£716,130
194 Tilehurst Road, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building	£515,000	2022-11-18	£509,803
Flat 1 196 Tilehurst Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2022-11-04	£212,830
198 Tilehurst Road, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building	£438,000	2021-04-19	£466,534

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 2LY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Looking after home or family	17
Self-Employed	16
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	9
Retired	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Information and communication	19
Financial and insurance activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
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	2,104 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	4out of 4	2,428 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	4,158 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	4,475 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	436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	3out of 4	529 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ranikhet Academy Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED	1out of 4	1,048 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE	3out of 4	1,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	4out of 4	1,276 yd	Free schools	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	848 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,006 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	2out of 4	1,183 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kendrick School London Road , RG1 5BN	4out of 4	3,094 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	3,881 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	501 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	858 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Holy Brook School 145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ	3out of 4	1,641 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thames Valley School 2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ	3out of 4	1,781 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Deenway Montessori School 3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ	- not rated	3,135 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
Avilah	535 Oxford Road	649 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria	521 Oxford Road	652 yd
Betty's Bistro	487 Oxford Road	658 yd
Yaadgaar Sweets and Bakers	465 Oxford Road	659 yd
Baguette Cafe	549 Oxford Road	662 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spread Eagle	117 Norfolk Road	246 yd
The Mansion House	Liebenrood Road	712 yd
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	726 yd
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	861 yd
The Southcote Beefeater	19 Southcote Lane	937 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shakes N Flavours	551 Oxford Road	649 yd
Pizza Hut	529 Oxford Road	649 yd
Mr Cod	543 Oxford Road	649 yd
Church of God of Prophecy	501-503 Oxford Road	658 yd
Panda House	555a Oxford Road	680 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
European Mini Market	462 Oxford Road	691 yd
Tesco	Portman Road	805 yd
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	860 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	992 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	366 yd
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	469 yd
Prospect Park PROSPECT PARK PROSPECT PARK LIEBENROOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	713 yd
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		723 yd
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	735 yd
Elvian School (Closed) Bath Road	grass pitches	915 yd
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School FAWLEY ROAD	grass pitches	953 yd
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	986 yd
Tnt Gym BRIDGEWATER CLOSE	health and fitness suite	1,064 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	108.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG30 2LY