Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG1
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in RG1, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 75,460 (2024)
RG1Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG1
Residents
75,460
2024 estimate
Households
26,703
Census
Median age
32
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 8%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 12.6% of residents. 34.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 8% are 65 or over, less than half the England figure of 18.4%.
RG1England
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
49.1% of residents are female and 50.9% male.
RG1
49%
51%
England
- Female49.1%51%
- Male50.9%49%
Relationship status
34.5% of adults in RG1 are married or in a civil partnership, below the England average of 44.7%. 54.6% have never married.
RG1England
Married or civil partnership34.5%44.7%
Never married54.6%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved6.2%9.1%
Separated1.8%2.2%
Widowed2.9%6.1%
How residents rate their health
87.6% of residents in RG1 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
RG1
53%
34%
England
- Very good53.2%48.5%
- Good34.4%33.7%
- Fair9.4%12.7%
- Bad2.4%4%
- Very bad0.6%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.