Cross Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1SN is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Cross Street, Reading, RG1 1SN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 1SS, RG1 1ST, RG1 1TG, RG1 1HE, RG1 1SY, RG1 2BT, RG1 1DB, RG1 1EX, RG1 2BH.

Cross Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cross Street are based on 29 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 1SN

Average Price
£362,693
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,277,465
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£228,550
Other
£8,726

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cross Street

Average Price
£404,111
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cross Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat A 26 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£256,0002020-01-24 £250,335
Ground Floor Shop 8 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£9,9992017-09-29 £8,726
Flat C 26 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£202,5002015-05-29 £223,240
Flat C 26 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£149,0002011-12-02 £207,473
6 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£485,0002010-02-26 £791,431

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 1,460 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,818 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,398 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,968 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,758 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 4 609 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 731 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 897 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 911 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 1,058 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 4 945 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,738 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,370 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,657 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,691 yd Free schools 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 876 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,228 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,279 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,677 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 1,714 yd Other independent school No 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
7 Flowers & Tea4 Cross Street25 yd
Sapana Home8 Queen Victoria Street30 yd
You Me Sushi150 Friar Street45 yd
Cici Noodle Bar27 Queen Victoria Street63 yd
Itsu31 Queen Victoria Street63 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Monks Retreat163 Friar Street38 yd
Club Era16 Friar Street75 yd
Signal Box18 Friar Street75 yd
Slug & Lettuce / Loco Loco / El Rodeo Mexicano / Burrito Bandits7-9 Friar Street75 yd
O'Neills4 Friar Street75 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iro Sushi155 Friar Street39 yd
Kokoro29 Queen Victoria Street63 yd
Hitea25 Queen Victoria Street67 yd
Black Sheep Coffee1-3 Queen Victoria Street67 yd
Pierre's Baguettes16-17 Harris Arcade106 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street100 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street100 yd
Tesco4 Market Place194 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street209 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts355 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
163 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite236 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite334 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool534 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite541 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite582 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite632 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite645 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD
health and fitness suite, swimming pool820 yd
Kings Meadow
NAPIER ROAD
grass pitches860 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 41.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 41.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 41.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 41.4%

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/s55.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed22.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed64.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cross Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3397 crimes were reported near Cross 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 1SN.

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

More Crime Statistics for Cross Street, Reading, RG1 1SN

Employment

RG1 1SN 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RG1 1SN 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 Employee239
Student (economically inactive)105
Part-Time Employee38
Full-Time Student (with or without job)32
Looking after home or family30
Unemployed28
Other16
Self-Employed14
Retired7
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Information and communication59
Accommodation and food service activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Education14
Administrative and support service activities9
Other7
Financial and insurance activities6
Human health and social work activities4
Mining and quarrying4
Manufacturing4
Transport and storage3
Construction3
Real estate activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female238
Male316

Partnership Status

Single329
Married: Opposite sex156
Married: Same sex3
Separated7
Divorced16
Widowed4

Health

Very good health289
Good health231
Fair health29
Bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 68
Degree or Similar 318
Other18

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese25
Indian135
Pakistani4
Other Asian34
Black African23
Black Caribbean3
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other6
White264
Roma2
Arab17
Other26

Country of Birth

United Kingdom128
European Union130
Rest of Europe21
Africa29
Middle East and Asia223
The Americas and the Caribbean20
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK128
10+ Years68
5-10 Years64
2-5 Years113
Less than 2 years181

Passport Held

United Kingdom163
Ireland8
France4
Germany1
Italy18
Portugal50
Spain14
Lithuania2
Poland17
Romania7
Other EU countries45
Turkey5
Other Europe8
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa7
Middle East12
Eastern Asia21
Southern Asia121
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America9
No passport held25

Religion

No religion127
Christian139
Buddhist11
Hindu111
Muslim37
Sikh5
Other religion11
Not answered113