Blaenant, Reading, Berkshire

Blaenant is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Blaenant is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Blaenant is located in the Thames ward of the Reading district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.480393, -0.979197
Grid Ref SU709762
Suburb Caversham Heights
Constituency Reading East
Postcodes RG4 8PH

House Prices

The average house price in Blaenant is 100% higher than the rest of Reading. The last sale we have on record is 5 Blaenant, that sold for £435,000. The average house price in Reading is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blaenant

Date No. Type Price
08/02/2022 5 Semi £435,000
25/06/2021 21 Semi £365,000
06/11/2020 12 Detached £435,000
31/03/2020 21 Semi £318,681

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Blaenant, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Blaenant during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Blaenant and compared that to the average for the Thames ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blaenant, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Thames ward

Social economic statistics for Blaenant

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Blaenant is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blaenant is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Blaenant experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blaenant are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blaenant involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blaenant are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Blaenant are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Blaenant, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blaenant are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blaenant

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Blaenant.

Unemployment in Blaenant

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.21% of Blaenant residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blaenant

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blaenant. The proportion of retirees on Blaenant is 6.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.65% of Blaenant residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blaenant

The proportion of home owners on Blaenant is 23.37% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.82% of properties in Blaenant are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
85.37% of residents of Blaenant own their home

Country of Birth of Blaenant residents

The proportion if Blaenant residents born in the UK is 1.87% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.22% of Blaenant residents were born outside the UK.
80.78% of Blaenant residents were born in the UK

Blaenant Summary

With house prices in Blaenant more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Blaenant is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Blaenant has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blaenant maybe difficult.

Blaenant has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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