The Drive, Earley, Reading, RG6 1EG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG6 1EG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.3%	51.4%	-3.9%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	44.7%	48.6%	3.9%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	27.9%	39.7%	11.8%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	62.2%	46.2%	-16.0%	44.2%	2.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	1.4%	4.6%	3.2%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	6.4%	7.7%	1.3%	6.1%	1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.4%	45.5%	-1.9%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	38.5%	37.3%	-1.2%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	10.6%	14.3%	3.7%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	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	22.6%	21.5%	-1.1%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	10.7%	-6.3%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	12.3%	1.3%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	14.4%	5.9%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	28.3%	37.1%	8.8%	33.8%	3.3%
Other	11%	1.5%	-9.5%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.5% 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%	1.2%	0.2%	1.1%	0.1%
Indian	13.6%	10.8%	-2.8%	3.1%	7.7%
Pakistani	43.5%	40.3%	-3.2%	2.7%	37.6%
Other Asian	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	2%	3.4%	1.4%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	4%	0.7%	-3.3%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
White	27.7%	30.5%	2.8%	81.4%	-50.9%
Arab	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.1% 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	63.5%	60.1%	-3.4%	83.2%	-23.1%
European Union	3.2%	8.4%	5.2%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	1%	3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	5.2%	5.2%	0.0%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	24.7%	22.2%	-2.5%	5.6%	16.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.2%	59.7%	-2.5%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	0.7%	25.7%	25.0%	9.8%	15.9%
5-10 Years	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.2%	6.4%	1.2%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	25.9%	4.4%	-21.5%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.8%	76.7%	1.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.5%	37.2%	-24.7%
Christian	22.8%	46.2%	-23.4%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	41.9%	6.5%	35.4%
Sikh	7.6%	0.9%	6.7%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is The Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Drive was 45.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.9% lower than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Drive has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates and the 161st highest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.5%.

🔎 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. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£72,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RG6 1EG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 6/10 (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 The Drive are based on 41 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wokingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Drive, Earley, Reading, RG6 1EG

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG6 1EG

Average Price
£562,062

Semi-Detached
£552,234

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£684,913

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Drive

Average Price
£582,914

Semi-Detached
£576,847

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£701,221

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
33 The Drive, Reading, Wokingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2023-08-03	£648,367
47 The Drive, Reading, Wokingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£545,000	2021-12-10	£628,709
34 The Drive, Reading, Wokingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£630,000	2021-06-24	£765,103
13 The Drive, Reading, Wokingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2020-07-23	£660,303
6 The Drive, Reading, Wokingham Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£337,500	2019-10-30	£431,658

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG6 1EG

Employment

RG6 1EG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

RG6 1EG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RG6 1EG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Retired	50
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	21
Transport and storage	19
Education	19
Information and communication	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
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
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	2,003 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	4out of 4	2,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	2,383 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	3,580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alfred Sutton Primary School 148 Wokingham Road , RG6 1JR	3out of 4	875 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Town Primary School School Terrace , RG1 3LS	3out of 4	1,222 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highwood Primary School Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE	2out of 4	1,422 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School 121-147 Orts Road , RG1 3JN	2out of 4	1,436 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Church Road , Earley RG6 1EY	3out of 4	1,466 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL	3out of 4	1,040 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ	4out of 4	1,053 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bulmershe School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU	3out of 4	1,261 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	1,750 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS	3out of 4	2,297 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Addington School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU	4out of 4	1,264 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT	- not rated	1,556 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading 220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ	- not rated	1,784 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Reading Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR	- not rated	2,049 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU	- not rated	2,245 yd	Other independent school	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
Brake Bros Ltd (Canteen)	Unit 24, Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue	421 yd
Costa Coffee	Unit 46, Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue	658 yd
Blue Apple at Open Text	420 Thames Valley Park Drive	673 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Plc	David Lloyd Sports Centre, 1 Thames Valley Park Drive	676 yd
DriftWood	Wokingham Waterside Centre, Thames Valley Park Drive	676 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Earley Home Guard Club	22 Pitts Lane	584 yd
Palmer Tavern	128 Wokingham Road	780 yd
The Roebuck / The Kitchen	37 Auckland Road	915 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	146 Wokingham Road	780 yd
Milanoz King Pizza and Texas Mess Burgers	136 Wokingham Road	780 yd
Chicken Base	144 Wokingham Road	780 yd
Khan’s Karahi	146a Wokingham Road	780 yd
New Happy Garden	81 Wokingham Road	830 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Unit 53, Suttons Park Avenue		704 yd
Co-operative Food	Unit 1, Englefield Place		955 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Palmer Park Sports Stadium PALMER PARK PALMER PARK LONDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	569 yd
Palmer Park PALMER PARK PALMER PARK LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	569 yd
Pakistan Community Centre PARK COMMUNITY HALL PARK COMMUNITY HALL LONDON ROAD		716 yd
David Lloyd Club (Reading) THAMES VALLEY PARK DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	888 yd
The University Of Reading: Bulmershe Pavilion HITCH HILL CLOSE	grass pitches	931 yd
Utc Reading CRESCENT ROAD	grass pitches	1,005 yd
Maiden Erlegh School Reading CRESCENT ROAD	tennis courts	1,045 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Reading) WOODLANDS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	1,086 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	214.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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