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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 6LB belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG42 6LB 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 6LB 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 RG426LB 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 6LB 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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RG426LB Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG42 6LB
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

RG426LB Postal District

Compass Postal District

RG42 6LB 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 6LB.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bracknell2.3 miles SW
Binfield3 miles W
Ascot3.6 miles SE
White Waltham3.6 miles NW
Waltham Saint Lawrence4 miles W
Bray4.1 miles N
Sunninghill4.9 miles SE
Maidenhead5.2 miles N
Bagshot5.3 miles SE
Wokingham5.4 miles W
Taplow5.4 miles N
Hurst5.8 miles W
Sunningdale5.9 miles SE
Windlesham5.9 miles SE
Twyford6 miles W
London26 miles E
Glasgow333 miles NW
Edinburgh326 miles N
Cardiff107 miles W
Liverpool166 miles NW
Southampton48 miles SW
Saint Ives64 miles SW

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