4POPULATION
3.8%UNEMPLOYED
63%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
52%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG8 7RD belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG8 7RD 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 RG8 7RD from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 20%Children
  • 80%Adults

20% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 10% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 25%Male
  • 75%Female

From the last census, 25% of people in RG87RD male, and 75% female. Women outnumber men in Goring.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 52%AB
  • 39%C2/C2
  • 9%DE

According to census records, 52% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 19%SINGLE
  • 63%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG8 7RD is 19%. Single and 'other' people is 81%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

96% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 91.6%WORKING
  • 3.8%UNEMPLOYED

3.8% 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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Schools

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RG87RD Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG8 7RD
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Postal TownReading
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Ward Name
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LSOA Name
CountyOxfordshire
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

RG87RD Postal District

Compass Postal District

RG8 7RD 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 RG8 7RD.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Mapledurham1.1 miles SE
Pangbourne1.6 miles W
Tidmarsh2.4 miles SW
Checkendon2.8 miles N
Basildon2.8 miles W
Tilehurst3.2 miles SE
Goring3.8 miles W
Ipsden4 miles N
Caversham4.2 miles E
South Stoke4.4 miles NW
Streatley4.5 miles W
Rotherfield Peppard4.5 miles E
Englefield4.7 miles SW
Reading4.8 miles SE
Moulsford5 miles NW
London40 miles E
Glasgow324 miles NW
Edinburgh319 miles N
Cardiff92 miles W
Liverpool155 miles NW
Southampton44 miles SW
Saint Ives57 miles SW

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