Earley and Woodley lies immediately east of Reading and is centred on the adjoining suburban communities of Earley and Woodley. The constituency also includes nearby settlements and residential areas within Wokingham borough, forming part of the wider Reading urban area. Earley and Woodley each have their own local centres, schools, parks and residential neighbourhoods, while major road and rail links provide connections to Reading, Wokingham and London. The River Loddon and surrounding green spaces create some breaks in development, particularly toward the eastern and southern edges. Overall, the seat is predominantly suburban and commuter-oriented rather than rural or focused on a single historic town.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Earley and Woodley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population111,218
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1723.6% · 26,216 people
18 to 249.5% · 10,602 people
25 to 3412.2% · 13,513 people
35 to 4922.7% · 25,252 people
50 to 6417.4% · 19,368 people
65 and over14.6% · 16,267 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
38,905 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners69.6% · 27,074 households
Private renters16.0% · 6,212 households
Social renters12.4% · 4,813 households
Other tenure2.1% · 806 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
38,906 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households23.4% · 9,121 households
Families with dependent children35.5% · 13,829 households
Other single-family households36.1% · 14,050 households
Other household types4.9% · 1,906 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
105,714 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot4.8% · 5,031 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.4% · 8,925 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8% · 91,758 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency362
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded33
Total awarded£3,724,721
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Reading FC Community Trust - Terrace Talk
Reading FC Community Trust
£19,756
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Reading FC Community Trust - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
The Outdoor Learning Garden: inspiring climate change and biodiversity action
University of Reading
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
University of Reading - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026
Dance Connect Thrive
Jenisha Foundation
£10,133
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver weekly one-hour, women-only dance sessions for Muslim women aged 14+ and women from low income families. The project will last one year. Funding will support coaching, facility hire, equipment, project coordination, refreshments, travel and promotion costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 March 2026
Wild Days at the Cowsey
Nature Nurture CIO
£18,800
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Nature Nurture CIO - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 March 2026
SPSF Phase II
Wokingham Borough Council
£8,077
Sport England · Sport
About this award
The programme will support public sector leisure centres with swimming pools that face immediate cost pressures to limit closures and reduce running costs, specifically energy and chemical costs.
28 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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