Church
WardSouth east Reading. About 12,442 people in 2.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Church, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Church compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
ChurchMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
12,1642nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Reading · Jan 2026
99.7%3rd highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Reading · Aug 2026
5.4%4th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Reading · 2021
66.6%8th lowest
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each ward, so they describe all of Reading and not Church alone. See Reading
Church in brief
Church had 12,164 usual residents at the census.
In Church, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Church, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
66.6% of residents in Church were aged 15 to 64 at the census.