Electoral wardE05013873
Norcot ward, Reading
Norcot is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,419 residents in 4,586 households — 6,392 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central and Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituencies.
Residents, 202111,419council ward average 10,889
Households4,5862.49 residents per household
Density6,392/ km²about 1.79 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+12.5%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 22.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 803
5–97.5% · 853
10–158.3% · 943
16–193.9% · 444
20–245.0% · 569
25–3416.4% · 1,877
35–4922.8% · 2,603
50–6416.6% · 1,895
65–746.7% · 761
75–844.0% · 456
85+1.9% · 214
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.4% · 1,255
1 car or van45.9% · 2,106
2 cars or vans20.6% · 943
3 or more6.1% · 282
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright19.9% · 915
With mortgage30.0% · 1,374
Shared ownership2.4% · 109
Social rented23.4% · 1,073
Private rented24.1% · 1,104
Lives rent free0.3% · 12
Type of home
Detached house7.2% · 331
Semi-detached house28.7% · 1,314
Terraced house35.7% · 1,635
Purpose-built flat24.6% · 1,129
Converted house3.1% · 140
Other conversion0.3% · 13
Above shop / office0.5% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013873- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central, Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 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% owned9,563KKatesgrove6.5% aged 65+ · 31.5% owned11,931KKentwood15.8% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned9,247PPark9.9% 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.