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Southampton Street & Redlands Road

Middle area

East Reading. 11,030 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 56% of people in Southampton Street & Redlands Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£318,000
Joint 3,168th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,708
716th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
56%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Southampton Street & Redlands Road

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southampton Street & Redlands Road at a rate of 81.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences370
Other crime209
Anti-social behaviour104
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage and arson50
Burglary39
Drug offences27
Shoplifting21
Theft from the person7
Robbery6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Southampton Street & Redlands Road compares

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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. Southampton Street & Redlands Road is £318,000.
£318,0005th cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Reading · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 7,076 to 13,071. The middle area is 8,657. Southampton Street & Redlands Road is 10,708.
10,7084th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Reading · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.0%. Southampton Street & Redlands Road is 56.0%.
56%7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Southampton Street & Redlands Road is 98.3%.
98.3%9th lowest

Is Southampton Street & Redlands Road safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southampton Street & Redlands Road at a rate of 81.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southampton Street & Redlands Road.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (370), other crime (209) and anti-social behaviour (104).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Southampton Street & Redlands Road alone. See Reading

Average house price
£350,501
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
Joint 142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southampton Street & Redlands Road in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southampton Street & Redlands Road was £318,000 in 2025.

Southampton Street & Redlands Road had 10,708 usual residents at the census.

About 56% of people in Southampton Street & Redlands Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southampton Street & Redlands Road, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.