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Redlands

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East Reading. About 15,227 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Redlands, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,709
887th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
82.5%
74th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Redlands compares

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

RedlandsMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
Population: every ward in Reading16 areas from 7,810 to 14,709. The middle area is 11,221. Redlands is 14,709.
14,709highest
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%. Redlands is 97.6%.
97.6%5th 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%. Redlands 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%. Redlands is 82.5%.
82.5%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 Redlands 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
Redlands in brief

Redlands had 14,709 usual residents at the census.

In Redlands, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

82.5% of residents in Redlands were aged 15 to 64 at the census.