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Central Reading North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Central Reading North neighbourhood of Reading, England (ONS area Reading 019). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes RG1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG1 1EU.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Central Reading North is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Reading (4 of 20 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £365,000 and flats for £245,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Reading, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 4.9 times the borough's rate, but there are about 5.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£365,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£245,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£62,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
4.9 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 5.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (38,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,077 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Central Reading North sits in Reading
- Typical house price: 8th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading
- Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Central Reading North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Reading, 4 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Air quality
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Single-person households under 65
- Anti-social behaviour
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Reading Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (300 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 27 min); Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (80 to 87 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Civitas Academy 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Kendrick School 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Central Reading North
What is the typical house price in Central Reading North?
£365,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
How does Central Reading North compare with the rest of Reading?
Typical house price: 8th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading. Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading.
Is Central Reading North an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Central Reading North gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Central Reading North?
Reading. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (300 m in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 27 min); Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (80 to 87 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Central Reading North?
Nearest state primary school. Civitas Academy. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Kendrick School. 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.