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7.6%UNEMPLOYED
32%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
18%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG42 9SL belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG42 9SL 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 9SL from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 20%Children
  • 80%Adults

20% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in RG429SL male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Wildridings and Central.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 18%AB
  • 49%C2/C2
  • 33%DE

According to census records, 18% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 44%SINGLE
  • 32%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG42 9SL is 44%. Single and 'other' people is 56%.

ETHNICITY

  • 88%WHITE
  • 13%NON-WHITE

88% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 88.8%WORKING
  • 7.6%UNEMPLOYED

7.6% 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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Schools

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Libraries

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RG429SL Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeRG42 9SL
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

RG429SL Postal District

Compass Postal District

RG42 9SL 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 9SL.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bracknell0.1 miles W
Binfield1.9 miles NW
Ascot3.7 miles E
Wokingham3.7 miles W
Waltham Saint Lawrence4.1 miles NW
Bagshot4.5 miles SE
Hurst4.6 miles W
Crowthorne4.6 miles SW
White Waltham4.6 miles N
Camberly4.7 miles S
Camberley4.7 miles S
Sunninghill4.8 miles E
Winnersh5.1 miles W
Windlesham5.5 miles E
Twyford5.6 miles NW
London28 miles E
Glasgow334 miles NW
Edinburgh327 miles N
Cardiff106 miles W
Liverpool166 miles NW
Southampton46 miles SW
Saint Ives62 miles SW

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