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

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7QJ, RG1 2AF, RG1 2AJ, RG1 1EL, RG1 7LB, RG1 1EP, RG1 7LA, RG1 7AA, RG1 2AP.

West Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Street are based on 8 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 1TT

Average Price
£631,242
Semi-Detached
£722,153
Terraced
£510,027
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Street

Average Price
£564,560
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
15 West Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£220,0002002-12-19 £453,345
9 West Street, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£315,0002002-02-06 £766,038
7B West Street, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£240,0002000-01-14 £754,675
13 West Street, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£200,0001999-07-30 £733,638
14 West Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£200,0001999-06-03 £746,175

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 1,691 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,081 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,479 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,687 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,456 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 4 321 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 686 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 752 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 809 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 936 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 1,160 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,978 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,096 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 2,481 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,743 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 1,122 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,382 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,472 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,513 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,684 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable 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
Bays Peri Peri6 West Street7 yd
Thai Corner47 West Street7 yd
Rafina Coffee Lounge45 West Street55 yd
Black Sheep Coffee60 Broad Street69 yd
Lola Lo's126 Friar Street88 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Playlist Live / Live Investments108 Friar Street88 yd
Popworld/ Sub 89110-117 Friar Street88 yd
The Hope Tap99-102 Friar Street88 yd
The Allied Arms57 St Marys Butts149 yd
Bar Iguana11 St Marys Butts173 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Roosters Piri Piri11-12 West Street2 yd
Shawarma Reading13 West Street7 yd
German Doner Kebab106 Friar Street58 yd
KFC73-74 Broad Street69 yd
Palmyra40 Oxford Road120 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road120 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road137 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street157 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts279 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street373 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite91 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite125 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool248 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite339 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
469 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite557 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
621 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool675 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite845 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite868 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 82.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 78.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 78.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 78.6%

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/s17.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed23 Mbit/s
Average download speed67 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed9.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is West Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3798 crimes were reported near West 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 1TT.

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

More Crime Statistics for West Street, Reading, RG1 1TT

Employment

RG1 1TT 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 1TT 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