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6.3%UNEMPLOYED
46%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
17%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsRG26 6QU

What social class do the population of RG26 6QU belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG26 6QU 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 RG26 6QU from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 23%Children
  • 77%Adults

23% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in RG266QU male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Baughurst and Tadley North.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 17%AB
  • 59%C2/C2
  • 24%DE

According to census records, 17% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 34%SINGLE
  • 46%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG26 6QU is 34%. Single and 'other' people is 66%.

ETHNICITY

  • 97%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

97% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 88.8%WORKING
  • 6.3%UNEMPLOYED

6.3% 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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Libraries

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RG266QU Postcode Breakdown

RGAREA26DISTRICT6SECTORQUUNIT
Full PostcodeRG26 6QU
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownReading
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyHampshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

RG266QU Postal District

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RG26 6QU 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 RG26 6QU.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Wasing0.5 miles NW
Brimpton1.1 miles W
Aldermaston1.7 miles N
Baughurst1.9 miles S
Tadley2.6 miles SE
Mortimer West End3.4 miles E
Wolverton3.4 miles SW
Beenham3.9 miles N
Mortimer Common4.1 miles E
Silchester4.1 miles E
Kingsclere4.9 miles SW
Sulhampstead Abbots4.9 miles E
Ecchinswell4.9 miles W
Bramley5 miles E
Sulhampstead5.1 miles NE
London46 miles E
Glasgow332 miles NW
Edinburgh327 miles N
Cardiff88 miles W
Liverpool161 miles NW
Southampton33 miles S
Saint Ives46 miles SW

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