Connaught Road, Reading, RG30 2UF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RG30 2UF 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	43.7%	45.8%	2.1%	51.0%	-5.2%
Male	56.3%	54.2%	-2.1%	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 2UF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.8% 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	48.4%	46.8%	-1.6%	37.9%	8.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	40.8%	1.7%	44.2%	-3.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.6%	2%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5.3%	7.4%	2.1%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	2.8%	3%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.6%	49.3%	-5.3%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	36.5%	34.8%	-1.7%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	7.5%	11.8%	4.3%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	0.9%	3.8%	2.9%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	7.8%	12.4%	4.6%	18.2%	-5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	10.4%	-1.0%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	8%	-4.8%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	5.4%	2.9%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	17.4%	8.9%	16.9%	0.5%
Degree or Similar	45.6%	42.8%	-2.8%	33.8%	9.0%
Other	11.4%	3.7%	-7.7%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.2% 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	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	4%	4.6%	0.6%	3.1%	1.5%
Pakistani	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	4.3%	8.4%	4.1%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	4%	2.5%	-1.5%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	2.7%	-1.0%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
White	72.1%	66.2%	-5.9%	81.4%	-15.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.9%	4.6%	3.7%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.1% 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	70.4%	61.1%	-9.3%	83.2%	-22.1%
European Union	11.2%	14.5%	3.3%	6.1%	8.4%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3.8%	2.7%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	14.8%	5.9%	5.6%	9.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	60.9%	-8.4%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	6%	22.4%	16.4%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	8.3%	6%	-2.3%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	8%	6%	-2.0%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	4.6%	-3.7%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
Turkey	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.6%	37.2%	-3.6%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	3.8%	0.5%	3.3%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Connaught Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Connaught Road was 181.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.5% higher than the Battle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Connaught Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle and the 70th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.5%.

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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 2UF, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Connaught Road are based on 391 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 Connaught Road, Reading, RG30 2UF

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 2UF

Average Price
£364,547

Semi-Detached
£490,176

Terraced
£368,884

Detached
£819,190

Flats/Maisonettes
£199,586

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Connaught Road

Average Price
£312,343

Semi-Detached
£497,916

Terraced
£318,926

Detached
£653,360

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,845

Other
£1,664,488

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Connaught Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 92 Connaught Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£123,000	2024-09-23	£115,128
Flat 1 116 Connaught Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2024-01-17	£187,397
Flat 4 92 Connaught Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2023-09-29	£116,033
Flat 2 92 Connaught Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2023-04-05	£155,192
Flat 1 92 Connaught Road, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2021-06-07	£226,286

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 2UF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	34
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Information and communication	27
Human health and social work activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	19
Transport and storage	19
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	16
Manufacturing	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Construction	11
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	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	2,650 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	3out of 4	3,152 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	3,919 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 School Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	240 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	240 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Junior School August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	- not rated	545 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP	3out of 4	545 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Road Community School 146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ	3out of 4	698 yd	Community school	Yes	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	2out of 4	848 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,209 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
River Academy 7 Richfield Avenue , RG1 8EQ	- not rated	1,524 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	3out of 4	1,860 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prospect School Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	- not rated	1,860 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	4,196 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	161 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	- not rated	255 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	3out of 4	255 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Elvian School 61 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	- not rated	848 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seagulls Pupil Referral Unit E P Collier Site , Ross Road RG1 8EJ	- not rated	1,698 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
Work House Coffee Company	335 Oxford Road	374 yd
DeNata	377 Oxford Road	386 yd
McDonalds	287 Oxford Road	401 yd
Da Village Afghan Resteraunt	387 Oxford Road	402 yd
Kobeda Palace	409 Oxford Road	414 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	417 yd
The Spread Eagle	117 Norfolk Road	444 yd
The Foresters Arms	79 Brunswick Street	475 yd
The Rose & Thistle	43 Argyle Road	501 yd
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	548 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vampires Den	357 Oxford Road	368 yd
Teng Hui	343 Oxford Road	374 yd
Seasons	375 Oxford Road	414 yd
Hot Stuff	421 Oxford Road	414 yd
Domino's Pizza	427 Oxford Road	414 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	388 yd
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	418 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket	267-271 Oxford Road	528 yd
Aseda Supermarkets	170 Oxford Road	590 yd
Tesco	211 Oxford Road	652 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	163 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	430 yd
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	454 yd
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		567 yd
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	634 yd
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	736 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed) Battle Street	swimming pool	896 yd
Elvian School (Closed) Bath Road	grass pitches	996 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	63.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	177.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG30 2UF