Vachel Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1NX is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2002-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Vachel Road, Reading, RG1 1NX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 1NY, RG1 1NT, RG1 1NS, RG1 7BT, RG1 7BJ, RG1 7EB, RG1 1EL, RG1 7HD, RG1 1PB.

Vachel Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Vachel Road are based on 61 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 1NX

Average Price
£296,361
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£296,361
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vachel Road

Average Price
£243,592
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vachel Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
12 Tanfields, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£290,0002023-08-09 £275,661
3 Tanfields, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£198,0002022-03-18 £191,699
15 Tanfields, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£290,0002019-09-20 £276,587
14 Tanfields Vachel Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£275,0002016-03-23 £260,441
4 Tanfields, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£268,0002015-08-14 £282,939

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 1,686 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 2,106 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 3,512 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,685 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 4,317 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 4 173 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ 		3out of 4 531 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 669 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ 		3out of 4 976 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 1,053 yd Free schools 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 1,363 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 2,091 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 2,176 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 2,477 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR 		3out of 4 2,900 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,316 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 1,342 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 1,614 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 1,654 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 1,680 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
Monkey's Cafe9 Greyfriars Road108 yd
Greyfriars Church CafeFriar Street116 yd
My Wok / Chow Out89 Friar Street133 yd
Rafina Coffee Lounge45 West Street178 yd
Flavour Culture at The Gateway31 Greyfriars Road182 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Gateway31 Greyfriars Road182 yd
The Greyfriar53 Greyfriars Road182 yd
Playlist Live / Live Investments108 Friar Street230 yd
Popworld/ Sub 89110-117 Friar Street230 yd
The Hope Tap99-102 Friar Street230 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
SAI KitchenWeldale Street126 yd
Jaffa StreetGreat Knollys Street131 yd
German Doner Kebab106 Friar Street200 yd
Shawarma Reading13 West Street206 yd
Roosters Piri Piri11-12 West Street213 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road231 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street249 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road298 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts485 yd
One BelowCaversham Road531 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street 		health and fitness suite229 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite292 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool323 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite323 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite397 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road 		432 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool560 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		610 yd
Revive Health Club (Reading)
Caversham Bridge Caversham Bridge RICHFIELD AVENUE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool973 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite988 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 speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed73.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Vachel Road dangerous?

In 2023, 3185 crimes were reported near Vachel Road . 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 1NX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Vachel Road, Reading, RG1 1NX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee91
Retired17
Looking after home or family13
Other13
Part-Time Employee13
Self-Employed10
Student (economically inactive)10
Unemployed5
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Information and communication39
Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Manufacturing12
Transport and storage9
Financial and insurance activities8
Human health and social work activities7
Other7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Administrative and support service activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Education3
Real estate activities1
Construction1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female96
Male115

Partnership Status

Single80
Married: Opposite sex81
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced5
Widowed4

Health

Very good health101
Good health84
Fair health19
Bad health6
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 12
Degree or Similar 94
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian49
Pakistani6
Other Asian24
Black African15
Black Caribbean4
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other4
White77
Arab5
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom59
European Union43
Rest of Europe2
Africa11
Middle East and Asia80
The Americas and the Caribbean16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK59
10+ Years41
5-10 Years37
2-5 Years43
Less than 2 years32

Passport Held

United Kingdom72
Ireland2
France2
Germany3
Italy10
Portugal1
Spain11
Lithuania1
Poland8
Other EU countries15
Turkey1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East4
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia55
South-East Asia2
Central Asia1
Central and South America3
No passport held10

Religion

No religion42
Christian56
Buddhist9
Hindu57
Muslim22
Sikh2
Other religion5
Not answered15
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