Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in RG5, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 33,629 (2024)
RG5Postcode district · Reading
Who lives in RG5
Residents
33,629
2024 estimate
Households
12,684
Census
Median age
41
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
20% / 18%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.6% of residents. 16.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 17.7% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the England figure of 18.4%.
RG5England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.6% of residents are female and 49.4% male.
RG5
51%
49%
England
- Female50.6%51%
- Male49.4%49%
Relationship status
54.5% of adults in RG5 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 30% have never married.
RG5England
Married or civil partnership54.5%44.7%
Never married30%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved7.9%9.1%
Separated1.6%2.2%
Widowed6%6.1%
How residents rate their health
86.6% of residents in RG5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
RG5
52%
34%
England
- Very good52.2%48.5%
- Good34.3%33.7%
- Fair10.3%12.7%
- Bad2.5%4%
- Very bad0.7%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.