Electoral wardE05013865
Battle ward, Reading
Battle is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,445 residents in 4,327 households — 4,844 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central and Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituencies.
Residents, 202111,445council ward average 10,889
Households4,3272.65 residents per household
Density4,844/ km²about 2.36 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+6.4%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.5% · 860
5–96.8% · 778
10–157.2% · 827
16–193.5% · 404
20–246.5% · 746
25–3421.4% · 2,449
35–4925.7% · 2,942
50–6414.9% · 1,702
65–744.0% · 453
75–841.8% · 207
85+0.7% · 75
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.5% · 1,407
1 car or van49.1% · 2,125
2 cars or vans15.8% · 683
3 or more2.6% · 113
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright15.2% · 658
With mortgage26.7% · 1,155
Shared ownership1.8% · 80
Social rented11.2% · 486
Private rented45.0% · 1,947
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house4.9% · 211
Semi-detached house11.1% · 482
Terraced house46.6% · 2,019
Purpose-built flat25.1% · 1,085
Converted house9.0% · 389
Other conversion0.6% · 27
Above shop / office2.0% · 88
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 27
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013865- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central, Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey5.6% aged 65+ · 20.1% owned10,153CCaversham14.7% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned11,411CCaversham Heights19.6% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned9,531CColey10.9% aged 65+ · 44.2% owned11,029EEmmer Green21.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned9,563KKatesgrove6.5% aged 65+ · 31.5% owned11,931KKentwood15.8% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned9,247NNorcot12.5% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned11,419PPark9.9% aged 65+ · 47.9% owned11,445RRedlands7.3% aged 65+ · 34.5% owned14,714SSouthcote16.2% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned10,985TThames8.6% aged 65+ · 37.2% owned7,808TTilehurst19.0% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned9,869
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.