Affluence in RG1 2TB
How RG1 2TB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Reading South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
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How well off RG1 2TB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG1 2TB area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Older people in low-income households1.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Living environment5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Education and skills7.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
49.6% of adults in the RG1 2TB area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 2.2% are retired and 37.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.2% of adults in the RG1 2TB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
48.5% of adults in the RG1 2TB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 5.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG1 2TB (Central Reading South) (about 1,916 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.