86POPULATION
7.5%UNEMPLOYED
59%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
38%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of RG8 8DD belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is RG8 8DD 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 RG8 8DD from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 18%Children
  • 83%Adults

18% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 47.7%Male
  • 52.3%Female

From the last census, 47.7% of people in RG88DD male, and 52.3% female. Women outnumber men in Purley on Thames.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 38%AB
  • 46%C2/C2
  • 16%DE

According to census records, 38% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 27%SINGLE
  • 59%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in RG8 8DD is 27%. Single and 'other' people is 73%.

ETHNICITY

  • 91%WHITE
  • 9%NON-WHITE

91% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 86.5%WORKING
  • 7.5%UNEMPLOYED

7.5% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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RG88DD Postcode Breakdown

RGAREA8DISTRICT8SECTORDDUNIT
Full PostcodeRG8 8DD
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownReading
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

RG88DD Postal District

Compass Postal District

RG8 8DD 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 RG8 8DD.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Mapledurham0.6 miles NE
Tilehurst1.8 miles S
Pangbourne2 miles W
Tidmarsh2 miles W
Caversham3.2 miles E
Reading3.4 miles SE
Basildon3.7 miles W
Englefield3.9 miles SW
Checkendon4 miles N
Sulhampstead4.5 miles SW
Goring4.9 miles NW
Bradfield5 miles SW
Rotherfield Peppard5.1 miles NE
Burghfield5.2 miles S
Sulhampstead Abbots5.4 miles S
London40 miles E
Glasgow326 miles NW
Edinburgh320 miles N
Cardiff93 miles W
Liverpool157 miles NW
Southampton43 miles SW
Saint Ives56 miles SW

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