Electoral wardE05013871
Katesgrove ward, Reading
Katesgrove is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,931 residents in 4,641 households — 6,960 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central constituency.
Residents, 202111,931council ward average 10,889
Households4,6412.57 residents per household
Density6,960/ km²about 1.71 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+6.5%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 683
5–94.4% · 522
10–154.9% · 579
16–196.6% · 789
20–2411.1% · 1,321
25–3425.3% · 3,021
35–4923.1% · 2,759
50–6412.4% · 1,484
65–743.6% · 433
75–842.1% · 253
85+0.7% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van41.3% · 1,915
1 car or van43.6% · 2,024
2 cars or vans12.8% · 592
3 or more2.4% · 110
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright11.5% · 534
With mortgage20.0% · 928
Shared ownership1.3% · 59
Social rented14.2% · 659
Private rented52.9% · 2,454
Lives rent free0.1% · 6
Type of home
Detached house4.3% · 201
Semi-detached house11.0% · 509
Terraced house36.4% · 1,691
Purpose-built flat37.4% · 1,734
Converted house8.1% · 376
Other conversion1.5% · 71
Above shop / office1.1% · 53
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013871- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 4 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% owned9,531CColey10.9% aged 65+ · 44.2% owned11,029EEmmer Green21.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned9,563NNorcot12.5% 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.