Electoral wardE05013876
Southcote ward, Reading
Southcote is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,985 residents in 4,569 households — 3,307 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central and Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituencies.
Residents, 202110,985council ward average 10,889
Households4,5692.4 residents per household
Density3,307/ km²about 3.32 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+16.2%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 668
5–96.5% · 719
10–157.2% · 790
16–194.0% · 436
20–244.9% · 535
25–3415.0% · 1,650
35–4921.7% · 2,384
50–6418.4% · 2,020
65–748.0% · 879
75–845.5% · 607
85+2.7% · 297
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.8% · 1,178
1 car or van44.6% · 2,036
2 cars or vans22.2% · 1,013
3 or more7.5% · 341
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright25.5% · 1,168
With mortgage27.9% · 1,278
Shared ownership0.9% · 40
Social rented25.7% · 1,174
Private rented19.5% · 894
Lives rent free0.4% · 19
Type of home
Detached house7.6% · 347
Semi-detached house31.6% · 1,446
Terraced house18.4% · 843
Purpose-built flat40.2% · 1,838
Converted house1.2% · 54
Other conversion0.5% · 25
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013876- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central, Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 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% owned9,247NNorcot12.5% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned11,419PPark9.9% aged 65+ · 47.9% owned11,445RRedlands7.3% aged 65+ · 34.5% owned14,714TThames8.6% 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.