Is The Clappers in Reading a nice place to live?

The Clappers is classified by the ONS as New EU Tech Workers. The Clappers has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Clappers is located in the Abbey ward of the Reading district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.460763, -0.964722
Grid Ref SU720740
Suburb Caversham
Constituency Reading East
Postcodes RG1 8BP, RG4 9JG

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in The Clappers in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in The Clappers, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in The Clappers 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 The Clappers and compared that to the average for the Abbey ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Clappers, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Abbey ward

Social economic statistics for The Clappers

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 The Clappers is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Clappers 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 The Clappers experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Clappers are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Clappers involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Clappers are in the top 20% 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 The Clappers are in the top 40% 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 The Clappers, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Clappers are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for The Clappers

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

Unemployment in The Clappers

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.
3.82% of The Clappers residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Clappers

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Clappers. The proportion of retirees on The Clappers is 17.84% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0.76% of The Clappers residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Clappers

The proportion of home owners on The Clappers is 39.03% lower than the national average of 62%. 66.22% of properties in The Clappers are private rented and 9.46% are social rented.
22.97% of residents of The Clappers own their home

Country of Birth of The Clappers residents

The proportion if The Clappers residents born in the UK is 45.77% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 63.12% of The Clappers residents were born outside the UK.
36.88% of The Clappers residents were born in the UK

The Clappers Summary

The Clappers has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Clappers maybe easier than surrounding areas.

The Clappers 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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