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Reading 017B

Neighbourhood

South east Reading. 1,460 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Reading 017B is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
40.0
4,553rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,406
18,464th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Reading 017B compares

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

Reading 017BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1.9 to 44.6. The middle area is 17.4. Reading 017B is 40.0.
40.05th most deprived
Population100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1,213 to 3,551. The middle area is 1,688. Reading 017B is 1,406.
1,406joint 8th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage100 neighbourhoods, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 62.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Reading 017B is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 40th highest
Claimant rate100 neighbourhoods, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1.0% to 8.3%. The middle area is 4.1%. Reading 017B is 5.7%.
5.7%joint 21st highest

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Reading and not Reading 017B 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
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
0.0%
Least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Reading 017B in brief

Reading 017B has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Reading 017B had 1,406 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 017B, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Reading 017B, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.