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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003401

Coley Park

Coley Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,172 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
9,172

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,854

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,265.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Kings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carMaidstone West, Maidstone12,367 residents · 45.1% owned · 22.7% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carHemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carSouthgate, Crawley10,355 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.6% no carRyemead & Wycombe Marsh, Buckinghamshire9,746 residents · 55.3% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within Reading

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Norcot South, Reading9,836 residents · 51.9% owned · 27.5% no carLower Caversham, Reading8,701 residents · 51.6% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Coley Park

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned46.3%
1,783 households
Private rented33.7%
1,297 households
Social rented19%
733 households
Shared ownership1%
38 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.5%
1,831 households
Semi-detached20.7%
798 households
Terraced18.3%
707 households
Detached6.7%
257 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
190 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%
1,880 households
No cars or vans in household28%
1,079 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
739 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
157 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40%
1,542 households
3 bedrooms30.5%
1,177 households
1 bedroom18%
694 households
4 or more bedrooms11.5%
442 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
2,216 households
One-person household33.2%
1,280 households
Other household types9.3%
359 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
1,281 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,221 households
3 people in household17%
654 households
4 people in household11.4%
440 households
5 people in household4.3%
167 households
6 people in household1.6%
62 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,676 residents
15–2918.8%
1,722 residents
30–4427.4%
2,511 residents
45–6422.8%
2,091 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,171 residents
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.2%
5,793 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.8%
1,725 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%
924 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
480 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
248 residents
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.3%
3,206 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%
5,013 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.6%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
4,473 residents
Good health35.9%
3,293 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,000 residents
Bad health3.2%
290 residents
Very bad health1.3%
115 residents
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
7,759 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,411 residents
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,952 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,233 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Coley Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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