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Emmer Green

Ward

North east Reading. About 9,719 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Emmer Green, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,567
2,644th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.6%
2,950th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Emmer Green compares

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

Emmer GreenMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
Population: every ward in Reading16 areas from 7,810 to 14,709. The middle area is 11,221. Emmer Green is 9,567.
9,5674th 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%. Emmer Green is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 5th highest
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%. Emmer Green is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 2nd lowest
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%. Emmer Green is 60.6%.
60.6%2nd 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 Emmer Green 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
Emmer Green in brief

Emmer Green had 9,567 usual residents at the census.

In Emmer Green, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Emmer Green, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.6% of residents in Emmer Green were aged 15 to 64 at the census.