Affluence in RG4 7TP
How RG4 7TP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Sonning Common & Kidmore End
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
RG4 7TPReading
How well off RG4 7TP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG4 7TP area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth 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 environment7.0
- Crime8.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Education and skills10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.4% of adults in the RG4 7TP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
52% of adults in the RG4 7TP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
48.6% of adults in the RG4 7TP area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 11.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG4 7TP (Sonning Common & Kidmore End) (about 1,580 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.