Electoral wardE05013872
Kentwood ward, Reading
Kentwood is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,247 residents in 3,488 households — 3,727 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.
Residents, 20219,247council ward average 10,889
Households3,4882.65 residents per household
Density3,727/ km²about 2.48 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+15.8%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 557
5–96.3% · 582
10–157.9% · 732
16–194.5% · 413
20–245.0% · 466
25–3413.4% · 1,243
35–4921.2% · 1,957
50–6419.9% · 1,840
65–748.7% · 802
75–844.9% · 455
85+2.2% · 202
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.2% · 530
1 car or van42.6% · 1,487
2 cars or vans31.2% · 1,087
3 or more11.0% · 384
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright32.0% · 1,116
With mortgage40.2% · 1,403
Shared ownership0.5% · 16
Social rented9.7% · 338
Private rented17.5% · 609
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house19.6% · 682
Semi-detached house41.9% · 1,460
Terraced house30.5% · 1,064
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 201
Converted house1.5% · 52
Other conversion0.4% · 14
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013872- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
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.