Electoral wardE05013869
Coley ward, Reading
Coley is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,029 residents in 4,621 households — 3,938 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central constituency.
Residents, 202111,029council ward average 10,889
Households4,6212.39 residents per household
Density3,938/ km²about 2.80 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+10.9%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 683
5–96.2% · 688
10–156.5% · 720
16–193.2% · 350
20–245.9% · 656
25–3421.1% · 2,326
35–4924.3% · 2,684
50–6415.6% · 1,721
65–745.4% · 595
75–843.8% · 417
85+1.7% · 189
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van30.6% · 1,413
1 car or van47.7% · 2,202
2 cars or vans18.0% · 833
3 or more3.7% · 173
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright19.8% · 917
With mortgage24.4% · 1,127
Shared ownership1.4% · 67
Social rented19.9% · 919
Private rented34.3% · 1,583
Lives rent free0.2% · 8
Type of home
Detached house6.6% · 306
Semi-detached house20.6% · 951
Terraced house22.5% · 1,040
Purpose-built flat42.0% · 1,939
Converted house6.8% · 312
Other conversion1.2% · 55
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013869- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey5.6% aged 65+ · 20.1% owned10,153BBattle6.4% aged 65+ · 41.9% owned11,445CCaversham14.7% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned11,411CCaversham Heights19.6% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned9,531EEmmer Green21.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned9,563KKatesgrove6.5% aged 65+ · 31.5% owned11,931NNorcot12.5% 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% owned7,808
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.