Affluence in RG30 4UB
How RG30 4UB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Tilehurst South
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
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How well off RG30 4UB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG30 4UB area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income6.0
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.6% of adults in the RG30 4UB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.8% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.1% of adults in the RG30 4UB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
29.6% of adults in the RG30 4UB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG30 4UB (Tilehurst South) (about 1,489 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.