Valpy Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1AR is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1990-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 1AF, RG1 3EJ, RG1 1PJ, RG1 1AZ, RG1 1SB, RG1 1PW, RG1 1PZ, RG1 1HE, RG1 1DB.

Valpy Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Valpy Street are based on 18 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Reading.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG1 1AR

Average Price
£3,483,172
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£124,533
Other
£14,398,747

Estimated Average Property Prices for Valpy Street

Average Price
£4,113,561
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Valpy Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 3 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£125,0002018-09-28 £114,754
Flat 7 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£167,0002017-02-24 £151,844
Minerva House Valpy Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£28,840,0002015-12-18 £28,511,921
Minerva House Valpy Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£28,840,0002015-12-18 £28,511,921
Flat 4 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£109,0002015-08-20 £115,076

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 1,292 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 1,635 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,423 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 4,112 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 4,927 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ 		3out of 4 760 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL 		3out of 4 775 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL 		3out of 4 982 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ 		3out of 4 1,059 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 899 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 1,652 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 2,559 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL 		3out of 4 2,569 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ 		4out of 4 2,580 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 801 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ 		- not rated 1,097 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 1,244 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX 		- not rated 1,610 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 1,695 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Valpy Street Bar & Bistro17-19 Valpy Street40 yd
Veeno20 Valpy Street40 yd
The Pantry Café & Kitchen at Museum and Town HallBlagrave Street42 yd
CUP Speciality Coffee & Tea7 Blagrave Street104 yd
Baxter Storey at Ernest and Young2 Blagrave Street109 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Walkabout / Chik Box and K-Town Chicken / Locked and LoadedWiston Terrace126 yd
The Blagrave Arms35 Blagrave Street128 yd
The Monks Retreat163 Friar Street152 yd
Oakford Social Club53 Blagrave Street154 yd
Club Era16 Friar Street168 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bap23-24 Market Place106 yd
Iro Sushi155 Friar Street180 yd
Pierre's Baguettes16-17 Harris Arcade184 yd
Zorbas Shisha and Kebabs16-17 Harris Arcade184 yd
Black Sheep Coffee1-3 Queen Victoria Street235 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco4 Market Place158 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street188 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street188 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street366 yd
YingYao Supermarket77-79 Kings Road482 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		64 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite381 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street 		health and fitness suite410 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite467 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite523 yd
Kings Meadow
NAPIER ROAD 		grass pitches673 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite689 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool723 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool786 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite827 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 20.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 20.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 20.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 20.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s80.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Valpy Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3038 crimes were reported near Valpy Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG1 1AR.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR

Employment

RG1 1AR area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee229
Self-Employed31
Retired27
Student (economically inactive)22
Unemployed19
Other17
Looking after home or family16
Part-Time Employee14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Information and communication38
Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Accommodation and food service activities17
Education12
Financial and insurance activities9
Administrative and support service activities8
Other7
Manufacturing7
Human health and social work activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Construction4
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female194
Male226

Partnership Status

Single220
Married: Opposite sex126
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated4
Divorced26
Widowed5

Health

Very good health262
Good health113
Fair health39
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 259
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese19
Indian49
Pakistani8
Other Asian23
Black African7
Black Caribbean4
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other9
White268
Roma3
Arab7
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom157
European Union116
Rest of Europe14
Africa16
Middle East and Asia98
The Americas and the Caribbean18
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK157
10+ Years47
5-10 Years71
2-5 Years83
Less than 2 years62

Passport Held

United Kingdom194
Ireland2
France8
Germany2
Italy24
Portugal11
Spain11
Lithuania4
Poland11
Romania16
Other EU countries42
Turkey2
Other Europe2
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East3
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia54
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America8
No passport held5

Religion

No religion159
Christian158
Buddhist8
Hindu34
Muslim22
Sikh3
Not answered36
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