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Southcote: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Southcote neighbourhood of Reading, England (ONS area Reading 015). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes RG30. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG30 3DA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Reading
Southcote is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Reading (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 2 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £400,000 and flats for £230,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Reading (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Reading West, is about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£400,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£230,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +7% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Southcote sits in Reading
- Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading
- Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 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 Southcote
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Reading, 2 the other way and 13 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
- Single-person households under 65
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Solar and heat pumps
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Home improvement applications
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Reading West Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Reading (about 4 min) and Basingstoke (about 24 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 Southcote Primary School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Southcote
What is the typical house price in Southcote?
£400,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Southcote compare with the rest of Reading?
Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading. Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading.
Is Southcote an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Southcote gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Southcote?
Reading West. Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 6.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Reading (about 4 min) and Basingstoke (about 24 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Southcote?
Nearest state primary school. Southcote Primary School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School. 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).
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.