Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003405

Kennet Island & Green Park

Kennet Island & Green Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,071 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
13,071

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,909

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,758.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Barton, Oxford8,393 residents · 35.0% owned · 30.6% no carLittlemore & Rose Hill, Oxford11,233 residents · 43.0% owned · 26.8% no carCauldwell, Bedford11,371 residents · 40.5% owned · 30.1% no carWest Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no carHolywell, Watford10,296 residents · 38.6% owned · 26.4% no carLittle Parndon & Hare Street, Harlow10,060 residents · 44.0% owned · 26.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kennet Island & Green Park

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

Tenure

Owned35.1%
1,724 households
Social rented34.3%
1,683 households
Private rented28.1%
1,378 households
Shared ownership2.2%
109 households
Lives rent free0.3%
15 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,963 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.7%
1,410 households
Terraced25.3%
1,244 households
Detached3.5%
172 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
2,347 households
No cars or vans in household26.1%
1,281 households
2 cars or vans in household20.2%
994 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
287 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,826 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,734 households
1 bedroom18%
884 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
464 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
3,055 households
One-person household26%
1,278 households
Other household types11.7%
575 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.2%
1,385 households
1 person in household26%
1,277 households
3 people in household18.8%
921 households
4 people in household15.6%
765 households
5 people in household6.6%
323 households
6 people in household2.9%
142 households
7 people in household1.2%
59 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,721 residents
15–2922.1%
2,895 residents
30–4426.8%
3,506 residents
45–6421.7%
2,835 residents
65 and over8.5%
1,115 residents
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.2%
7,609 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.9%
2,988 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.1%
1,192 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
841 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
440 residents
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
3,318 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.9%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
6,769 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
3,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,551 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
6,343 residents
Good health34.3%
4,487 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,581 residents
Bad health3.9%
514 residents
Very bad health1.1%
146 residents
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
11,110 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,960 residents
Kennet Island & Green Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
2,156 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,572 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
838 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
316 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
27 households
Kennet Island & Green 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Reading

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.