Garrard Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1NR is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1984-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1NR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 1ED, RG1 1EG, RG1 1EQ, RG1 1ET, RG1 1AS, RG1 1LX, RG1 1LG, RG1 1NF, RG1 1LD.

Garrard Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Garrard Street are based on 120 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 1NR

Average Price
£301,275
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£204,999
Other
£10,217,756

Estimated Average Property Prices for Garrard Street

Average Price
£300,847
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Garrard Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 103 Garrard House, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£170,0002023-09-08 £162,844
Flat 220 Garrard House, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£200,0002022-11-04 £183,842
Flat 210 Garrard House, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£208,0002022-09-20 £192,305
Flat 203 Garrard House, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£185,0002022-06-06 £173,195
Flat 6 Garrard House, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£189,0002022-01-14 £182,365

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 1,417 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,814 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,597 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,809 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,635 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 4 528 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB
3out of 4 972 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 980 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 1,035 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 1,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,933 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,364 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 2,749 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,856 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 1,073 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,398 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,485 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 1,578 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 1,584 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 Place49 yd
Pret a Manger at Thames Tower37-45 Station Road56 yd
Treatz Dessert Parlour29 Friar Street83 yd
Cross Country Trains at Reading Rail StationStation Approach94 yd
Starbucks at Reading Rail Station ConcourseStation Approach94 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Milk Bar Reading8 Merchants Place49 yd
Revolucion De Cuba138-141 Friar Street139 yd
Club Era16 Friar Street154 yd
Signal Box18 Friar Street154 yd
Slug & Lettuce / Loco Loco / El Rodeo Mexicano / Burrito Bandits7-9 Friar Street154 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Anonymous Coffee Co at Thames Tower37-45 Station Road56 yd
Cafe Local at Platform 7 Reading Rail StationStation Approach94 yd
Pierre's Baguettes16-17 Harris Arcade125 yd
Zorbas Shisha and Kebabs16-17 Harris Arcade125 yd
Black Sheep Coffee1-3 Queen Victoria Street148 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street117 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street306 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street306 yd
One BelowCaversham Road365 yd
AldiCaversham Road365 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite184 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
319 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite370 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite426 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool520 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite576 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite684 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
734 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite760 yd
Christchurch Meadows
GEORGE STREET
grass pitches, tennis courts871 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 0.0%
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/s100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed20.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed20.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed23.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed23.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.3 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Garrard Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3376 crimes were reported near Garrard 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 1NR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1NR

Employment

RG1 1NR 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 1NR 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