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Coley

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South Reading. About 11,706 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Coley, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,034
1,985th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
71.1%
589th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Coley compares

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

ColeyMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
Population: every ward in Reading16 areas from 7,810 to 14,709. The middle area is 11,221. Coley is 11,034.
11,0348th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Reading16 areas from 78.3% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.6%. Coley is 98.2%.
98.2%6th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Reading16 areas from 1.5% to 6.0%. The middle area is 4.5%. Coley is 5.9%.
5.9%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Reading · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Reading16 areas from 60.4% to 82.5%. The middle area is 68.0%. Coley is 71.1%.
71.1%7th highest

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 Coley 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
Coley in brief

Coley had 11,034 usual residents at the census.

In Coley, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Coley, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

71.1% of residents in Coley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.