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5.7%UNEMPLOYED
43%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
18%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG42 1YF belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG42 1YF in Reading, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about RG42 1YF from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 25%Children
  • 75%Adults

25% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 5% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in RG421YF male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Priestwood and Garth.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 18%AB
  • 56%C2/C2
  • 26%DE

According to census records, 18% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 35%SINGLE
  • 43%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG42 1YF is 35%. Single and 'other' people is 64%.

ETHNICITY

  • 90%WHITE
  • 11%NON-WHITE

90% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 89.3%WORKING
  • 5.7%UNEMPLOYED

5.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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RG421YF Postcode Breakdown

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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

RG421YF Postal District

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RG42 1YF postcode is located in the postal town of Reading. Reading postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode RG42 1YF.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bracknell0.5 miles E
Binfield1.3 miles NW
Wokingham3.2 miles W
Waltham Saint Lawrence3.6 miles NW
Hurst4 miles W
Ascot4.3 miles E
White Waltham4.3 miles N
Crowthorne4.4 miles SW
Winnersh4.6 miles W
Bagshot5 miles SE
Twyford5 miles NW
Camberly5 miles SE
Camberley5 miles SE
Sunninghill5.4 miles E
Woodley5.7 miles W
London28 miles E
Glasgow334 miles NW
Edinburgh327 miles N
Cardiff105 miles W
Liverpool166 miles NW
Southampton46 miles SW
Saint Ives61 miles SW

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