Is Gravel Hill in Reading a nice place to live?

Gravel Hill is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Gravel Hill 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

Gravel Hill is located in the Thames ward of the Reading district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.484952, -0.977137
Grid Ref SU711767
Suburb Caversham Heights
Constituency Reading East
Postcodes RG4 8QJ, RG4 8QL, RG4 8QN

House Prices

The average house price in Gravel Hill is 100% higher than the rest of Reading. The last sale we have on record is 12 Gravel Hill, that sold for £935,000. The average house price in Reading is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gravel Hill

Date No. Type Price
02/12/2022 12 Detached £935,000
02/11/2021 33 Detached £630,000
11/06/2021 1A Detached £600,000
26/03/2021 27 Detached £725,000
03/12/2020 9 Semi £525,000
11/08/2020 7 Semi £448,000
31/07/2020 27 Detached £504,250

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

Crime in Gravel Hill, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Gravel Hill during September 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 Gravel Hill and compared that to the average for the Thames ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Gravel Hill

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 Gravel Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gravel Hill are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gravel Hill

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

Unemployment in Gravel Hill

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.
2.49% of Gravel Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gravel Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gravel Hill. The proportion of retirees on Gravel Hill is 1.96% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.56% of Gravel Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gravel Hill

The proportion of home owners on Gravel Hill is 31.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.76% of properties in Gravel Hill are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.24% of residents of Gravel Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Gravel Hill residents

The proportion if Gravel Hill residents born in the UK is 3.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.32% of Gravel Hill residents were born outside the UK.
85.68% of Gravel Hill residents were born in the UK

Gravel Hill Summary

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

Gravel Hill 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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