Electoral wardE05013877
Thames ward, Reading
Thames is one of 16 electoral wards of Reading Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,808 residents in 3,525 households — 3,179 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading Central constituency.
Residents, 20217,808council ward average 10,889
Households3,5252.22 residents per household
Density3,179/ km²about 2.46 km² · Reading 4,313
Aged 65+8.6%Reading: 12.0% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 500
5–95.0% · 393
10–154.7% · 368
16–192.8% · 221
20–247.6% · 596
25–3425.3% · 1,977
35–4925.9% · 2,025
50–6413.5% · 1,054
65–745.1% · 398
75–842.5% · 198
85+1.0% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.4% · 1,248
1 car or van49.9% · 1,758
2 cars or vans12.6% · 444
3 or more2.1% · 75
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Reading overall: 50.4% owned, 16.1% social rented, 31.9% private rented.
Owned outright14.9% · 525
With mortgage22.3% · 787
Shared ownership1.6% · 56
Social rented18.6% · 655
Private rented42.5% · 1,497
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house3.4% · 120
Semi-detached house7.5% · 263
Terraced house36.4% · 1,284
Purpose-built flat47.1% · 1,661
Converted house4.0% · 140
Other conversion0.6% · 22
Above shop / office0.8% · 29
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013877- Council
- Reading Borough Council
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 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% owned11,931NNorcot12.5% 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% owned10,985
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.