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2.1%UNEMPLOYED
63%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
43%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG42 6JL belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG42 6JL 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 6JL from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 83%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 13% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in RG426JL male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Winkfield and Cranbourne.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 43%AB
  • 49%C2/C2
  • 8%DE

According to census records, 43% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 18%SINGLE
  • 63%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG42 6JL is 18%. Single and 'other' people is 81%.

ETHNICITY

  • 92%WHITE
  • 8%NON-WHITE

92% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 94.3%WORKING
  • 2.1%UNEMPLOYED

2.1% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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RG426JL Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG42 6JL
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

RG426JL Postal District

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RG42 6JL 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 6JL.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bracknell2.3 miles SW
Binfield2.8 miles W
White Waltham3.2 miles NW
Waltham Saint Lawrence3.7 miles W
Bray3.9 miles N
Ascot3.9 miles SE
Maidenhead5 miles N
Wokingham5.2 miles W
Taplow5.2 miles N
Sunninghill5.3 miles SE
Hurst5.6 miles W
Bagshot5.7 miles SE
Twyford5.7 miles W
Sunningdale6.2 miles SE
Windlesham6.3 miles SE
London26 miles E
Glasgow333 miles NW
Edinburgh326 miles N
Cardiff107 miles W
Liverpool165 miles NW
Southampton48 miles SW
Saint Ives64 miles SW

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Adam Garrett has been jailed for four years after causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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Tim Bearder is standing for the Liberal Democrats in the election of the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner on May 2.

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Luton Airport operating company buys hangars of collapsed airline Monarch

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Edmond de Rothschild REIM acquires Newbury resi scheme for 34m

The affordable housing project has already seen the development of almost 120 new homes.

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Paddington hotel to go under the hammer for 16m at Strettons' April auction

The asset is among the highest-valued lots ever to be offered at an auction in the UK.

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