Norcot
WardWest Reading. About 11,965 people in 1.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Norcot, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Norcot compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
NorcotMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
11,4147th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Reading · Jan 2026
99.9%highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Reading · Aug 2026
5.1%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Reading · 2021
66.0%7th 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 Norcot alone. See Reading
Norcot in brief
Norcot had 11,414 usual residents at the census.
In Norcot, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Norcot, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
66.0% of residents in Norcot were aged 15 to 64 at the census.