Affluence in RG4 9RP
How RG4 9RP 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
- 1,635 (2024)
RG4 9RPReading
How well off RG4 9RP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG4 9RP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Income6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Employment7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Crime8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.8% of adults in the RG4 9RP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
40.4% of adults in the RG4 9RP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37% of adults in the RG4 9RP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 13.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG4 9RP (Sonning Common & Kidmore End) (about 1,635 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.