Affluence in RG4 6TZ
How RG4 6TZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiplake & Binfield Heath
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,244 (2024)
RG4 6TZReading
How well off RG4 6TZ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG4 6TZ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment5.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Crime8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Health and disability10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60.2% of adults in the RG4 6TZ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
48.6% of adults in the RG4 6TZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
50.5% of adults in the RG4 6TZ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 10.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG4 6TZ (Shiplake & Binfield Heath) (about 2,244 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.