Saffron Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 7AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG6 7AB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51.7%	0.6%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	48.9%	48.3%	-0.6%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 vicinity of RG6 7AB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.6%	29.1%	0.5%	37.9%	-8.8%
Married: Opposite sex	57.9%	54.7%	-3.2%	44.2%	10.5%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	4.8%	7.3%	2.5%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	4.8%	6.7%	1.9%	6.1%	0.6%

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 (87.3%) 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	53.5%	47.8%	-5.7%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	34.8%	39.5%	4.7%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	8.4%	10.2%	1.8%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.6%
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.

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 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18%	11.3%	-6.7%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	8.2%	-4.0%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	11.9%	-0.6%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	14.3%	5.0%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	38.6%	48.2%	9.6%	33.8%	14.4%
Other	6.1%	3.7%	-2.4%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45% 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	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	12.4%	24%	11.6%	3.1%	20.9%
Pakistani	11.9%	20.2%	8.3%	2.7%	17.5%
Other Asian	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.2%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	60.6%	45%	-15.6%	81.4%	-36.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.3%	3.1%	-2.2%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.9% 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	73%	65.9%	-7.1%	83.2%	-17.3%
European Union	5.3%	5.5%	0.2%	6.1%	-0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.9%	1.4%	-1.5%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	25.1%	8.9%	5.6%	19.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.1%	65.7%	-6.4%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	1.2%	22.7%	21.5%	9.8%	12.9%
5-10 Years	5.7%	4.3%	-1.4%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	3.5%	-13.7%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.8%	76.7%	5.1%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	6.6%	1.2%	5.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	24.8%	46.2%	-21.4%
Hindu	18.9%	1.7%	17.2%
Muslim	22.2%	6.5%	15.7%
Sikh	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Saffron Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Saffron Close was 12.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.2% lower than the Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Saffron Close has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates and the 85th lowest crime rate of 522 local areas in Wokingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.4%.

🔎 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 7AB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Saffron Close are based on 45 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 Saffron Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 7AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG6 7AB

Average Price
£250,125

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£250,125

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Saffron Close

Average Price
£450,857

Semi-Detached
£429,891

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£500,820

Flats/Maisonettes
£258,888

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Saffron CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Saffron Court Saffron Close, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£238,000	2025-03-07	£239,188
Flat 5 Saffron Court Saffron Close, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2015-05-01	£217,831
Flat 3 Saffron Court Saffron Close, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2014-09-26	£274,993
Flat 3 Saffron Court Saffron Close, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2013-07-05	£283,554
Flat 4 Saffron Court Saffron Close, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£222,200	2008-06-12	£318,286

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG6 7AB

Employment

RG6 7AB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	137
Retired	57
Self-Employed	37
Part-Time Employee	34
Looking after home or family	20
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Information and communication	28
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	7
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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
The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	4out of 4	1,836 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	3,273 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	4,205 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	4,523 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aldryngton Primary School Off Silverdale Road , Earley RG6 7HR	4out of 4	652 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Loddon Primary School Silverdale Road , Earley RG6 7LR	3out of 4	869 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Church Road , Earley RG6 1EY	3out of 4	928 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Lake Primary School Campbell Road , Woodley RG5 3NA	4out of 4	1,172 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highwood Primary School Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE	2out of 4	1,396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS	3out of 4	543 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bulmershe School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU	3out of 4	1,761 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ	4out of 4	1,927 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL	3out of 4	1,939 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Reading School Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW	4out of 4	2,922 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,604 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Reading Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR	- not rated	2,177 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT	- not rated	2,400 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leighton Park School Shinfield Road , RG2 7ED	- not rated	2,437 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School 40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY	- not rated	3,049 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Waterfall	4 The Parade		757 yd
St James Cafe	St James' Church, Kingfisher Drive		841 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Waterside	The Waterside, Fairwater Drive		862 yd
Our Lady of Peace Social Club	338 Wokingham Road		1,026 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yan Yan	1 The Parade	757 yd
Herbies Pizza / Herbs Tandoori / Herbs Caffe	13b The Parade	757 yd
Messy Church	St James' Church, Kingfisher Drive	841 yd
Blissful Unami	199 Wokingham Road	1,058 yd
Top Table Fish & Chips	197 Wokingham Road	1,074 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	Silverdale Road		702 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Earley St Nicholas Hall SUTCLIFFE AVENUE		447 yd
Maiden Erlegh School SILVERDALE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	676 yd
Aldryngton Primary School SILVERDALE ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	767 yd
Sol Joel Park SOL JOEL PLAYING FIELDS SOL JOEL PLAYING FIELDS CHURCH ROAD	grass pitches	857 yd
Laurel Park MAREFIELD	grass pitches	882 yd
Our Lady Of Peace Community Centre WOKINGHAM ROAD		1,050 yd
South Lake Primary School CAMPBELL ROAD	grass pitches	1,077 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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