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Deprivation in Reading

Unitary authority

The north west of the South East. 183,762 people in 40 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Reading, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

11 of Reading’s 100 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
18.6
MHCLG · 2025

Reading has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the joint 142nd least deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Reading among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Reading is 18.6.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Reading. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Reading. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Reading. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Reading. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Reading. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
0.0%
MHCLG · 2025

0.0% of the neighbourhoods in Reading are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the joint least deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Reading among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Reading is 0.0%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
11
MHCLG · 2025

In Reading, 11 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Reading among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Reading is 11.