Green Lane, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0RT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG8 0RT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	51.5%	1.9%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	50.4%	48.5%	-1.9%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 vicinity of RG8 0RT there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 58.2% 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	23.2%	27.3%	4.1%	37.9%	-10.6%
Married: Opposite sex	60.5%	58.2%	-2.3%	44.2%	14.0%
Separated	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	8.2%	6.5%	-1.7%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	7.3%	8%	0.7%	6.1%	1.9%

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	50.4%	49.1%	-1.3%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	35.4%	38.8%	3.4%	33.6%	5.2%
Fair health	12.5%	8%	-4.5%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	1.1%	3.6%	2.5%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	16.3%	11.6%	-4.7%	18.2%	-6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	10.8%	-2.9%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	14.1%	0.8%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	6.9%	0.5%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	16.6%	2.4%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	33%	38.3%	5.3%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	3%	1.8%	-1.2%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	3.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	93.6%	92.3%	-1.3%	81.4%	10.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.1%	89.3%	-1.8%	83.2%	6.1%
European Union	3.9%	2.7%	-1.2%	6.1%	-3.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.1%	88.5%	-2.6%	83.2%	5.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	5.9%	4.8%	9.8%	-3.9%
5-10 Years	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	6.8%	1.8%	-5.0%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.7%	76.7%	8.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
No passport held	11.4%	13.5%	-2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	50.7%	46.2%	4.5%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Green Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Green Lane was 22.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.1% lower than the Goring average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Green Lane has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Goring and the 130th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -9.4%.

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RG8 0RT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 1/10 (very 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) - 1/10 (very 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 Green Lane 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 South Oxfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Green Lane, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0RT

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG8 0RT

Average Price
£1,214,164

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,214,164

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Green Lane

Average Price
£866,153

Semi-Detached
£629,605

Terraced
£322,154

Detached
£1,084,419

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Green LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Trees Green Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,425,000	2023-12-01	£1,541,296
Three Bears Green Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,335,000	2022-12-16	£1,396,349
Anthos Green Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£545,000	2021-01-27	£615,550
Woodlands Green Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2018-06-06	£672,722
Three Bears Green Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£768,750	2013-04-29	£1,219,517

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG8 0RT

Employment

RG8 0RT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	102
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Construction	20
Education	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	13
Manufacturing	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodcote Primary School Reading Road , Woodcote RG8 0QY	3out of 4	939 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School Checkendon , RG8 0SR	3out of 4	2,780 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitchurch Primary School Eastfield Lane , Whitchurch-on-Thames RG8 7EJ	4out of 4	4,315 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Row CofE Primary School School Lane , RG9 5QS	3out of 4	4,580 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School Wallingford Road , Goring-on-Thames RG8 0BG	3out of 4	4,642 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langtree School Reading Road , Woodcote RG8 0RA	3out of 4	858 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oratory School Woodcote , Near Reading RG8 0PJ	- not rated	1,148 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oratory Preparatory School Goring Heath , Reading RG8 7SF	- not rated	1,485 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Red Lion	Goring Road		1,029 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Black Lion	Greenmore		686 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Plaice	6 Wood Green		973 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langtree School READING ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	912 yd
Woodcote Recreation Ground Reading Road	grass pitches	1,005 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	45.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	37.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	53.36 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	53.36 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.08 Mbit/s

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