Cross Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 1ST 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 1ST and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

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

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 1ST

Average Price
£426,092
Semi-Detached
£1,773,197
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£198,879
Other
£734,436

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 4 Franklyn House Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£192,0002019-11-15 £186,965
27 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£825,0002018-11-29 £764,873
27 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£720,0002018-02-01 £653,113
Flat 3 Franklyn House Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£235,0002016-08-19 £210,809
27 Cross Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£750,0002015-09-29 £785,322

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 1,440 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,796 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 3,988 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,781 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 4 630 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 734 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 903 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 926 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 1,081 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 4 934 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,724 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,393 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 2,673 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 863 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,209 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,271 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,701 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 1,703 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 Street27 yd
Sapana Home8 Queen Victoria Street52 yd
You Me Sushi150 Friar Street57 yd
Cici Noodle Bar27 Queen Victoria Street86 yd
Itsu31 Queen Victoria Street87 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Monks Retreat163 Friar Street16 yd
Club Era16 Friar Street70 yd
Signal Box18 Friar Street70 yd
Slug & Lettuce / Loco Loco / El Rodeo Mexicano / Burrito Bandits7-9 Friar Street70 yd
O'Neills4 Friar Street70 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iro Sushi155 Friar Street41 yd
Black Sheep Coffee1-3 Queen Victoria Street85 yd
Kokoro29 Queen Victoria Street87 yd
Hitea25 Queen Victoria Street90 yd
Pierre's Baguettes16-17 Harris Arcade104 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street94 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street94 yd
Tesco4 Market Place178 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street228 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts374 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
140 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite258 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite357 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite519 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool557 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite564 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite639 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite668 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD
health and fitness suite, swimming pool811 yd
Kings Meadow
NAPIER ROAD
grass pitches837 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 25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 25.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 25.0%

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/s75.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed23.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed31.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed3.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cross Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3393 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 1ST.

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 1ST

Employment

RG1 1ST 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