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Located
in the South East of England, Reading's economy revolves
around the service sector and leading edge technology
services; it is also one of the biggest insurance and
business service centres in the country. Nearby major
roads include the M4, M40, M3 and M25. Reading mainline
railway station runs services into London Paddington
and London Waterloo. The town is situated about 30
miles from London Heathrow Airport, c58 miles from
London Luton Airport and c66 miles from London Gatwick
Airport.
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Urban Area
|
District
|
|
GB
|
|
Population
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resident 2001
|
232,662.0
|
143,096
|
|
57,103,927
|
|
Resident 1991
|
213,073
|
128,877
|
|
54,888,844
|
|
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
|
GB
|
|
Households
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001 Total
|
91,597.0
|
57,877
|
|
23,852,721
|
|
1991 Total
|
83,019
|
52,172
|
|
21,897,322
|
|
Population within 10km of Centre
|
297,151
|
(1994 estimate)
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|
Population within 20km of Centre
|
642,720
|
(1994 estimate)
|
|
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
|
GB
|
|
|
2001 1991
|
2001 1991
|
|
2001 1991
|
|
% Total Population Male
|
50.2 49.66
|
50.4 49.48
|
|
48.6 48.42
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% Total Population Female
|
49.8 50.34
|
49.6 50.52
|
|
51.4 51.58
|
|
Note: Care must be taken
when interpreting intercensal population change, as there
have been changes in definition between 1991 and 2001,
and the 2001 counts have been adjusted to account for under-enumeration.
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UA
2001 Age Structure
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GB
2001 Age Structure
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2001 Census Data - Population
by Age
|
|
Age (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
|
GB
|
|
0-04
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
|
5.9
|
|
05-09
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
|
6.3
|
|
10-19
|
12.8
|
12.1
|
|
12.8
|
|
20-29
|
17.4
|
20.1
|
|
12.6
|
|
30-44
|
24.2
|
23.8
|
|
22.6
|
|
45-59
|
17.1
|
15.4
|
|
19.0
|
|
60-64
|
4.1
|
3.8
|
|
4.9
|
|
65-74
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
|
8.4
|
|
75 and over
|
5.5
|
6.1
|
|
7.5
|
|
All Ages
|
232,662.0
|
143,096
|
|
57,103,927
|
|
UA
1991 Age Structure
|
GB
1991 Age Structure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age Structure 1991 (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
0 - 4
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
6.6
|
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5 - 15
|
13.6
|
12.8
|
13.5
|
|
16 - 17
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
|
18 - 29
|
21.8
|
23.5
|
18.2
|
|
30 - 44
|
22.9
|
21.0
|
21.2
|
|
45 - Pensionable age
|
18.0
|
17.1
|
19.3
|
|
Pension - 74
|
8.7
|
9.9
|
11.7
|
|
75 and Over
|
5.3
|
6.4
|
7.0
|
|
CACI Lifestyle Groups
|
Urban Area
|
|
GB
|
|
Wealthy Executives
|
23.47
|
|
8.60
|
|
Affluent Greys
|
3.37
|
|
7.70
|
|
Flourishing Families
|
14.02
|
|
8.80
|
|
Prosperous Professionals
|
4.04
|
|
2.20
|
|
Educated Urbanites
|
3.67
|
|
4.60
|
|
Aspiring Singles
|
3.62
|
|
3.90
|
|
Starting Out
|
5.51
|
|
2.50
|
|
Secure Families
|
17.99
|
|
15.50
|
|
Settled Surburbia
|
2.37
|
|
6.00
|
|
Prudent Pensioners
|
2.10
|
|
2.60
|
|
Asian Communities
|
0.22
|
|
1.60
|
|
Post-Industrial Families
|
5.34
|
|
4.80
|
|
Blue-collar Roots
|
2.35
|
|
8.00
|
|
Struggling Families
|
8.06
|
|
14.10
|
|
Burdened Singles
|
1.36
|
|
4.50
|
|
High-Rise Hardship
|
0.32
|
|
1.60
|
|
Inner City Adversity
|
0.19
|
|
2.10
|
|
Unclassified
|
2.01
|
|
0.30
|
|
Note: CACI data is based on the 2001 Census,
but updated annually to 2004
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|
Source: CACI Limited, CACI House, Kensington
Village, Avonmore Road, London W14 8TS (Tel: 0800 181 851;
Fax: 020 7603 5862) www.datadepot.co.uk
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Urban Area Class Groupings
2001
|
GB Area Class Groupings 2001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Class Groupings 2001 (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
AB. Higher and intermediate
managerial/administrative/professional
|
29.6
|
27.10
|
21.70
|
|
C1. Supervisory clerical junior
managerial/administrative/professional
|
31.9
|
31.50
|
29.40
|
|
C2. Skilled manual workers
|
13.3
|
13.20
|
15.10
|
|
D. Semi-skilled and unskilled
manual workers
|
14.0
|
16.00
|
17.20
|
|
E. On state benefit unemployed
lowest grade workers
|
11.2
|
12.30
|
16.70
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Urban Area Class Groupings
1991
|
GB Area Class Groupings 1991
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class Groupings 1991 (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
|
I
II
III Non-manual
Manual
IV
V
Other
Econom. Inactive
Unclassified
|
8.1
25.1
10.1
17.5
7.1
3.1
0.4
27.9
0.7
|
7.1
20.6
9.8
16.8
7.4
3.9
1.0
32.4
1.0
|
4.1
18.9
8.3
16.4
8.4
2.9
1.6
38.3
1.1
|
|
|
Car Ownership (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
|
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
|
|
Households with no car (%)
1 Car
2 Cars +
3 Cars
4 Cars +
Cars per Household (no. of cars)
|
20.8
43.4
28.5
5.6
1.7
1.2
|
25.0
44.8
30.2
N/a
N/a
1.1
|
27.3
44.8
22.4
4.2
1.2
1.1
|
33.2
44.6
22.2
N/a
N/a
0.9
|
27.5
43.8
23.1
4.4
1.3
1.1
|
33.4
43.5
23.1
N/a
N/a
0.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Household Tenure (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
|
Owner Occupier
Rented
Private Rented
Other Housing
|
74.1
12.3
10.9
2.7
|
75.1
11.4
9.0
4.5
|
66.7
15.8
14.2
3.4
|
67.5
15.8
12.2
4.5
|
68.3
19.9
8.4
3.0
|
66.4
21.4
7.1
5.1
|
|
Employment Profile (%)
|
Urban Area
|
District
|
GB
|
|
Note: 16-74 for 2001,
but 16-64 for 1991*
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
|
Male 16 - 74 Full Time * (active)
Male 16 - 74 Part Time * (active)
Male 16 - 74 Self Employed
* (active)
Male 16 - 74 Unemployed (active)
Male 16 - 74 Full-time student(active)
Male 16 - 74 Retired (inactive)
Male 16 - 74 Student (inactive)
Male 16 - 74 Looking after
home (inactive)
Male 16 - 74 Permanently disabled
(inactive)
Male 16 - 74 Other (inactive)
|
59.8
2.8
11.2
2.5
3.6
8.7
6.2
0.5
2.8
1.9
|
68.3
2.9
13.3
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
58.5
2.9
10.3
3.0
3.8
8.3
7.0
0.6
3.2
2.3
|
65.6
2.2
12.4
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
49.6
4.7
11.3
4.2
2.5
12.1
4.7
1.7
6.3
2.9
|
60.3
2.1
13.1
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
|
Note: 16-74 for 2001,
but 16-64 for 1991*
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
|
Female 16 - 74 Full Time *
(active)
Female 16 - 74 Part Time *
(active)
Female 16 - 74 Self Employed
* (active)
Female 16 - 74 Unemployed (active)
Female 16 - 74 Full-time student(active)
Female 16 - 74 Retired (inactive)
Female 16 - 74 Student (inactive)
Female 16 - 74 Looking after
home (inactive)
Female 16 - 74 Permanently
disabled (inactive)
Female 16 - 74 Other (inactive)
|
36.8
19.9
3.6
1.7
4.2
11.9
6.2
10.6
2.4
2.7
|
43.4
25.0
3.2
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
37.1
17.8
3.2
2.0
4.4
11.4
7.1
10.9
2.8
3.2
|
43.2
21.1
2.9
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
19.8
30.0
4.3
2.5
2.8
15.5
4.6
11.7
5.1
3.6
|
36.2
21.9
4.0
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
N/a
|
|
Note: Data marked N/a
= Not Available
|
|
Claimant Count Unemployment
Rate
|
|
Claimant Count Unemployment
Rates (URs) are derived using the new residence-based proportions,
which were introduced by ONS in January 2003. These express
local area claimant count figures as a proportion of the
resident working age population (females 16-59, males 16-64).
The working age population figures are derived from the
mid-year population estimates which are compatible with
the 2001 Census. Previously URs were workplace based.
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|
Claimant Count Unemployment
Rates for London Boroughs supplied by GLA (excluding GB
figure).
|
|
Claimant Count Unemployment
Rates for all other towns currently covered and GB figures
supplied by ONS.
|
|
Note: The Claimant Count
Unemployment Rate measures the number of people claiming
unemployment benefit
|
|
|
|
Claimant Count Unemployment
Rate (%)
|
TTWA
|
|
GB
|
|
Oct-05
|
1.1
|
|
2.4
|
|
Jul-05
|
1.1
|
|
3.1
|
|
Apr-05
|
1.2
|
|
2.4
|
|
Jan-05
|
1.3
|
|
2.4
|
|
Oct-04
|
1.3
|
|
2.2
|
|
Jul-04
|
1.2
|
|
2.3
|
|
Apr-04
|
1.3
|
|
2.5
|
|
Jan-04
|
1.5
|
|
2.6
|
|
Oct-03
|
1.5
|
|
2.4
|
|
Jul-03
|
1.5
|
|
2.6
|
|
Apr-03
|
1.6
|
|
2.6
|
|
Jan-03
|
1.5
|
|
2.7
|
|
Oct-02
|
1.4
|
|
2.5
|
|
Jul-02
|
1.3
|
|
2.6
|
|
Apr-02
|
1.3
|
|
2.7
|
|
Jan-02
|
1.2
|
|
2.8
|
|
Oct-01
|
1.0
|
|
2.5
|
|
Jul-01
|
0.9
|
|
2.6
|
|
Apr-01
|
0.9
|
|
2.7
|
|
Jan-01
|
1.0
|
|
2.9
|
|
Employment by Sector
|
TTWA
|
District
|
GB
|
|
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
2001
|
1991
|
|
Main Sectors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing Industries
Primary Industries
Construction
Hotels & Catering (*)
Transport & Communication
Banking, Finance & Business
Services
Other Services
Utilities
Public Admin & Defence
Retail (*)
|
9.7
0.8
6.7
3.8
8.8
27.1
20.8
1.2
4.7
16.5
|
13.5
2.8
3.0
*26.3
6.6
18.9
28.4
N/a
N/a
*13.5
|
9.0
0.8
6.5
4.3
9.0
27.2
20.8
1.2
4.7
16.3
|
17.9
2.2
3.6
*26.7
5.3
16.9
27.4
N/a
N/a
*13.9
|
14.8
1.9
6.8
4.8
7.0
17.5
23.9
0.8
5.8
16.6
|
21.2
3.3
4.5
*21.5
6.1
12.1
31.2
N/a
N/a
*10.7
|
|
Note
I: Data marked N/a = Not Available
|
|
(*) Note II: % for 1991
not directly comparable
|
|
(*) Note III: for further
explanation of non-comparable sectors, see Notes at end
of Report
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main Employers
|
|
Company Name
|
Size/Staff Number
|
Activity
|
|
Reading Borough Council
|
5500
|
Public Administration
|
|
Reading University
|
5000
|
University
|
|
Prudential Assurance
|
4000
|
Insurance
|
|
Royal Berkshire & Battle
Hospital NHS Trust
|
3500
|
Healthcare
|
|
Royal Mail
|
2500
|
Postal Service
|
|
Compaq Computers
|
2000
|
Electronic Equipment
|
|
Foster Wheeler
|
1950
|
Engineering
|
|
BG (HQ)
|
1500
|
Exploration of Gas
|
|
Mircrosoft (HQ)
|
1100
|
Computer Software
|
|
Savacentre
|
1100
|
General Stores
|
|
Thames Water Utilities
|
1050
|
Water Supply
|
|
Oracle Corporation (HQ)
|
1000
|
Computer Industry
|
|
Heelas (John Lewis Partnership)
|
900
|
Retail
|
|
ICL
|
840
|
IT Services
|
|
Scottish Courage Brewing
|
700
|
Brewing
|
|
Gillette (UK)
|
600
|
Household goods manufacturing
|
|
Tesco Stores
|
560
|
Supermarket
|
|
Energis
|
550
|
Telecommunications
|
|
Racal Telecom (HQ)
|
500
|
Telecommunications
|
|
Sir Alexander Gibb
|
500
|
Engineering
|
|
Source:
|
Reading Borough Council
|
|
Note:
|
This is a guide to the main employers, from information available
- in some cases, no staff numbers are given. Where possible,
a maximum of 20 employers are shown
|
|
Offices
|
-Jul 05
|
£ 23.50 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 04
|
£ 24.50 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 03
|
£ 24.00 psf
|
|
|
-May 02
|
£ 27.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jan 01
|
£ 30.20 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 00
|
£ 30.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 99
|
£ 28.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 98
|
£ 26.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jul 97
|
£ 22.00 psf
|
|
|
-Dec 96
|
£ 21.00 psf
|
|
Offices Chart:
|
|
|
|
Source
|
Office Rental data is supplied by King Sturge, 7 Stratford
Place, London, W1C 1ST (Tel: 020 7493 4933; Fax: 020 7499
0569) www.kingsturge.com
|
|
Note:
|
Data is for hypothetical prime rents for Grade A office space
|
|
|
|
Retail ZA
|
-Jun 05
|
£ 230.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 04
|
£ 230.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 03
|
£ 225.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 02
|
£ 225.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 01
|
£ 225.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 00
|
£ 220.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 99
|
£ 220.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 98
|
£ 200.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 97
|
£ 175.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 96
|
£ 160.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 95
|
£ 155.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 94
|
£ 155.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 93
|
£ 150.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 92
|
£ 150.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 91
|
£ 150.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 90
|
£ 150.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 89
|
£ 150.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 88
|
£ 120.00 psf
|
|
|
-Jun 87
|
£ 115.00 psf
|
|
Retail
ZA Chart:
|
|
|
|
Source
|
Retail Zone A Rental data is supplied by Colliers CRE, 9
Marylebone Lane, London W1U 1HL (Tel 020 7935 4499; Fax
020 7409 3124) www.collierscre.com
|
|
Note:
|
These retail rents are based upon Colliers CRE's opinion
of open market Zone A rents. The rental values relate to
a hypothetical shop unit of optimum size and configuration
in the prime pitch and have been arrived at by adopting
zone sizes standard for the location. Also refer to Notes
at the end of this report.
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
|
-Dec 04
|
£ 9.75
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 03
|
£ 9.75
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 02
|
£ 9.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 01
|
£ 9.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 00
|
£ 8.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 99
|
£ 8.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 98
|
£ 7.50
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 97
|
£ 7.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 96
|
£ 6.75
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 95
|
£ 6.25
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 94
|
£ 6.50
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 93
|
£ 6.75
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 92
|
£ 7.00
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 91
|
£ 7.25
psf
|
|
|
-Dec 90
|
£ 7.25
psf
|
|
Industrial
Chart:
|
|
|
|
Source:
|
Industrial Rental data is supplied by GVA Grimley, 10 Stratton
Street, London W1J 8JR (Tel 0870 900 8990) www.gvagrimley.co.uk
|
|
|
|
|
New dwellings
|
Secondhand dwellings
|
|
Date
|
2 Bed Flat
|
2 Bed Terrace
|
3 Bed Semi-Det
|
Inter War Semi-Det
|
Post 60s Detached
|
Post 60s Flat
|
|
Jul
05
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
195,000
|
320,000
|
135,000
|
|
Jan
05
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
185,000
|
320,000
|
135,000
|
|
Jul
04
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
190,000
|
325,000
|
135,000
|
|
Jan
04
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
185,000
|
300,000
|
135,000
|
|
Oct
03
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
180,000
|
290,000
|
130,000
|
|
Apr
03
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
185,000
|
290,000
|
130,000
|
|
Oct
02
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
187,000
|
290,000
|
130,000
|
|
Apr
02
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
170,000
|
265,000
|
120,000
|
|
Oct
01
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
165,000
|
260,000
|
115,000
|
|
Apr
01
|
140,000
|
123,000
|
165,000
|
145,000
|
215,000
|
90,000
|
|
Oct
00
|
75,000
|
92,000
|
118,000
|
115,000
|
180,000
|
68,000
|
|
Apr
00
|
75,000
|
92,000
|
118,000
|
115,000
|
180,000
|
68,000
|
|
Oct
99
|
75,000
|
85,000
|
115,000
|
105,000
|
175,000
|
68,000
|
|
Apr
99
|
75,000
|
85,000
|
115,000
|
105,000
|
175,000
|
62,000
|
|
Oct
98
|
70,000
|
80,000
|
100,000
|
80,000
|
165,000
|
60,000
|
|
Apr
98
|
65,000
|
75,000
|
100,000
|
69,000
|
145,000
|
50,000
|
|
Source:
|
Valuation Office Agency from their Property Market Reports
(PMRs)
|
|
Note:
|
Minimum prices are quoted above from the range given in the
PMRs up to Apr 2001.
From Oct 2001 onwards, only
'average' prices will be available, so not directly comparable
and explains why graphs can show sharp change between Apr
and Oct 2001.
For New Dwellings from Oct
2001 onwards, PMRs no longer provide prices
|
|
Residential
Property Chart:
|
|
|
|
Chart
of Number of Requirements by Date
|
|
|
|
Retail
Demand ( extracted from Retail FOCUS)
|
|
No. of Requirements
|
Ranking (1st highest)
|
Date
|
|
|
171
|
11
|
Oct 05
|
|
|
168
|
11
|
Apr 05
|
|
|
163
|
11
|
Oct 04
|
|
|
164
|
9
|
Apr 04
|
|
|
176
|
6
|
Oct 03
|
|
|
160
|
10
|
Apr 03
|
|
|
172
|
10
|
Oct 02
|
|
|
172
|
10
|
Apr 02
|
|
|
143
|
12
|
Oct 01
|
|
|
125
|
15
|
Apr 01
|
|
|
122
|
14
|
Oct 00
|
|
|
129
|
14
|
Apr 00
|
|
|
121
|
19
|
Oct 99
|
|
|
142
|
12
|
Apr 99
|
|
|
139
|
9
|
Oct 98
|
|
|
135
|
10
|
Apr 98
|
|
|
117
|
19
|
Oct 97
|
|
|
102
|
17
|
Apr 97
|
|
|
108
|
10
|
Nov 96
|
|
|
92
|
14
|
Apr 96
|
|
|
95
|
13
|
Jul 95
|
|
|
86
|
11
|
Feb 95
|
|
|
78
|
13
|
Jun 94
|
|
|
83
|
6
|
Jan 94
|
|
|
83
|
5
|
Jun 93
|
|
|
71
|
11
|
Aug 92
|
|
|
81
|
10
|
Oct 91
|
|
|
113
|
5
|
Feb 91
|
|
|
Top
20 Retailers Present in Town Centre
|
|
75%
of top 20 Retailers present
|
|
Rank
|
Retailer
|
|
1
|
BOOTS
|
|
2
|
MARKS AND SPENCERS
|
|
3
|
ARGOS
|
|
4
|
WOOLWORTHS
|
|
5
|
DEBENHAMS
|
|
6
|
JOHN LEWIS
|
|
7
|
WH SMITH
|
|
8
|
BHS
|
|
9
|
NEXT
|
|
11
|
SUPERDRUG
|
|
16
|
NE | | |