Merchants Place is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1EG is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2006-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 1AS, RG1 1EQ, RG1 1ET, RG1 1ED, RG1 1NR, RG1 1LG, RG1 1LD, RG1 1DP, RG1 1JX.

Merchants Place Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merchants Place are based on 116 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 1EG

Average Price
£239,538
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£239,538
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merchants Place

Average Price
£235,680
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merchants PlaceStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 4 Projection East Merchants Place, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£275,0002017-03-07 £246,970
Flat 10 Projection East Merchants Place, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£220,0002015-08-19 £232,263
Flat 9 Projection East Merchants Place, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£189,9952014-12-19 £213,633
Flat 1 Projection East Merchants Place, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£189,0002014-07-11 £223,568
Flat 19 Projection East Merchants Place, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002014-04-17 £216,040

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 1,438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 1,830 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,563 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 3,822 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 4,640 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL 		3out of 4 491 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ 		3out of 4 561 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 973 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ 		3out of 4 1,002 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB 		3out of 4 1,004 yd Community school No 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 1,120 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 1,909 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 2,347 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 2,732 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY 		1out of 4 2,822 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls 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 1,048 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ 		- not rated 1,381 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 1,455 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX 		- not rated 1,611 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 1,619 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
Shed8 Merchants Place39 yd
Treatz Dessert Parlour29 Friar Street48 yd
Wendy's Restaurant1 Station Road72 yd
Nando's30-31 Friar Street73 yd
Cafe LocalPlatforms 8 & 9 Reading Railway Station84 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Milk Bar Reading8 Merchants Place39 yd
Revolucion De Cuba138-141 Friar Street104 yd
Club Era16 Friar Street132 yd
Signal Box18 Friar Street132 yd
Slug & Lettuce / Loco Loco / El Rodeo Mexicano / Burrito Bandits7-9 Friar Street132 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Anonymous Coffee Co at Thames Tower37-45 Station Road88 yd
Pierre's Baguettes16-17 Harris Arcade107 yd
Zorbas Shisha and Kebabs16-17 Harris Arcade107 yd
Black Sheep Coffee1-3 Queen Victoria Street115 yd
Cafe Local at Platform 7 Reading Rail StationStation Approach121 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street96 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street276 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street276 yd
Tesco4 Market Place361 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road371 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street 		health and fitness suite162 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		300 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite342 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite458 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool500 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite566 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite672 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite740 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road 		744 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool876 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed41.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed46.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merchants Place Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3394 crimes were reported near Merchants Place . 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 1EG.

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

More Crime Statistics for Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EG

Employment

RG1 1EG area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RG1 1EG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee214
Student (economically inactive)42
Looking after home or family15
Self-Employed14
Unemployed14
Retired13
Other11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Part-Time Employee7
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

Employment Industry

Information and communication49
Human health and social work activities16
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Education14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Accommodation and food service activities8
Financial and insurance activities6
Construction5
Manufacturing5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Other3
Mining and quarrying3
Transport and storage2
Administrative and support service activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female194
Male192

Partnership Status

Single192
Married: Opposite sex118
Married: Same sex3
Separated6
Divorced20
Widowed4

Health

Very good health233
Good health128
Fair health19
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications27
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 220
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese30
Indian87
Pakistani6
Other Asian10
Black African31
Black Caribbean5
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other17
White156
Roma2
Arab13
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom105
European Union80
Rest of Europe12
Africa33
Middle East and Asia136
The Americas and the Caribbean18
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK105
10+ Years51
5-10 Years55
2-5 Years71
Less than 2 years104

Passport Held

United Kingdom131
Ireland3
France5
Germany4
Italy4
Portugal10
Spain12
Lithuania3
Poland6
Romania8
Other EU countries31
Turkey3
Other Europe6
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa9
Middle East9
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia84
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America8
Oceania2
No passport held22

Religion

No religion108
Christian143
Buddhist7
Hindu72
Muslim28
Other religion6
Not answered25
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