Is The Cloisters in Reading a nice place to live?

The Cloisters is classified by the ONS as New EU Tech Workers. The Cloisters is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Cloisters is located in the Redlands ward of the Reading district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.448379, -0.954411
Grid Ref SU727726
Suburb Newtown
Constituency Reading East
Postcodes RG1 5LJ, RG1 5LN, RG1 5LW, RG4 7RQ, RG4 7RY

House Prices

The average house price in The Cloisters is 100% higher than the rest of Reading. The last sale we have on record is 17 The Cloisters, that sold for £115,995. The average house price in Reading is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Cloisters

Date No. Type Price
09/09/2022 17 Flat £115,995
22/07/2022 6 Flat £150,000
30/05/2022 12 Flat £160,000
28/07/2021 15 Flat £127,500

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

Crime in The Cloisters, Berkshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for The Cloisters

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 Cloisters is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Cloisters 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 Cloisters experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Cloisters are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Cloisters involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Cloisters 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 The Cloisters are in the top 30% 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 Cloisters, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Cloisters are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Cloisters

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

Unemployment in The Cloisters

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.
1.77% of The Cloisters residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Cloisters

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Cloisters. The proportion of retirees on The Cloisters is 9.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.54% of The Cloisters residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Cloisters

The proportion of home owners on The Cloisters is 39.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 45.61% of properties in The Cloisters are private rented and 31.58% are social rented.
22.81% of residents of The Cloisters own their home

Country of Birth of The Cloisters residents

The proportion if The Cloisters residents born in the UK is 28.57% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 45.92% of The Cloisters residents were born outside the UK.
54.08% of The Cloisters residents were born in the UK

The Cloisters Summary

With house prices in The Cloisters more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Cloisters has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Cloisters maybe easier than surrounding areas.

The Cloisters 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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