GRANVILLE ROAD, RG30 3PX House Prices & Local Information

RG30 3PX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Granville Road, 0.5km from Horncastle in Reading. Administratively it sits within Southcote ward and the Reading West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, RG30 3PX is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. An average age of 35 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 78% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 40% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Reading. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 77 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £252k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for RG30 3PX are sourced from Output Area E00082944 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.