8POPULATION
2.6%UNEMPLOYED
64%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
49%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG7 2BJ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG7 2BJ 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 RG7 2BJ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 23%Children
  • 77%Adults

23% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 62.5%Male
  • 37.5%Female

From the last census, 62.5% of people in RG72BJ male, and 37.5% female. Men outnumber women in Mortimer.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 49%AB
  • 41%C2/C2
  • 10%DE

According to census records, 49% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 21%SINGLE
  • 64%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG7 2BJ is 21%. Single and 'other' people is 79%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 3%NON-WHITE

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

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.1%WORKING
  • 2.6%UNEMPLOYED

2.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Schools

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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RG72BJ Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG7 2BJ
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Postal TownReading
Easting
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
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CountryEngland
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Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

RG72BJ Postal District

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RG7 2BJ 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 RG7 2BJ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Mortimer1.5 miles W
Swallowfield1.6 miles E
Stratfield Saye1.8 miles SW
Shinfield2.3 miles NE
Burghfield2.7 miles NW
Heckfield3.2 miles SE
Arborfield3.4 miles E
Aberfield3.4 miles E
Mortimer Common3.6 miles W
Silchester3.9 miles W
Sulhampstead Abbots3.9 miles W
Reading4.1 miles N
Mortimer West End4.6 miles W
Earley4.6 miles NE
Sulhampstead5.1 miles NW
London38 miles E
Glasgow333 miles NW
Edinburgh328 miles N
Cardiff96 miles W
Liverpool164 miles NW
Southampton37 miles SW
Saint Ives52 miles SW

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