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Central Reading South

Middle area

East Reading. 9,243 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Reading South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£235,000
2,310th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,240
3,140th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Reading South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Reading · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Reading19 areas from £235,000 to £700,000. The middle area is £360,000. Central Reading South is £235,000.
£235,000lowest
Population19 middle areas, Reading · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 7,076 to 13,071. The middle area is 8,657. Central Reading South is 8,240.
8,2406th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 78.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.5%. Central Reading South is 92.9%.
92.9%2nd lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 1.2% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.4%. Central Reading South is 4.3%.
4.3%9th lowest

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Central Reading South alone. See Reading

Average house price
£349,550
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Reading South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Reading South was £235,000 in 2025.

Central Reading South had 8,240 usual residents at the census.

In Central Reading South, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Reading South, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.