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3.4%UNEMPLOYED
58%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
39%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG42 5QS belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG42 5QS in Reading, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about RG42 5QS from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 19%Children
  • 82%Adults

19% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 9% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in RG425QS male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Hurley and Walthams.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 39%AB
  • 52%C2/C2
  • 9%DE

According to census records, 39% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 58%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG42 5QS is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 76%.

ETHNICITY

  • 95%WHITE
  • 5%NON-WHITE

95% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 92.6%WORKING
  • 3.4%UNEMPLOYED

3.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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RG425QS Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG42 5QS
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

RG425QS Postal District

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RG42 5QS postcode is located in the postal town of Reading. Reading postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode RG42 5QS.

Nearest Towns & Cities
White Waltham1.3 miles N
Waltham Saint Lawrence1.4 miles W
Binfield2.3 miles S
Bracknell3.4 miles S
Twyford3.5 miles W
Bray3.8 miles NE
Hurst4.1 miles SW
Wokingham4.3 miles SW
Wargrave4.5 miles W
Wagrave4.5 miles W
Maidenhead4.6 miles NE
Woodley5.1 miles W
Taplow5.1 miles NE
Hurley5.2 miles NW
Winnersh5.4 miles SW
London28 miles E
Glasgow331 miles NW
Edinburgh324 miles N
Cardiff105 miles W
Liverpool163 miles NW
Southampton48 miles SW
Saint Ives63 miles SW

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