High Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 2EA 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 High Street, Reading, RG1 2EA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 2EQ, RG1 3EY, RG1 3FB, RG1 2AN, RG1 3AF, RG1 2HE, RG1 2DE, RG1 4SA, RG1 3EJ.

High Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 14 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 2EA

Average Price
£343,191
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£311,688
Other
£532,207

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£343,191
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8A High Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£302,0002021-12-03 £293,723
Flat 10 6 High Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£340,0002021-11-26 £325,316
Flat 32 6 High Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property
£451,8752021-09-29 £439,280
Flat 29 6 High Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property
£327,2502021-09-03 £318,128
Flat 25 6 High Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£287,8962021-07-30 £284,732

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 1,459 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,767 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,217 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 4,188 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,956 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 822 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 894 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB
3out of 4 1,229 yd Community school 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 4 720 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,508 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,465 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,476 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 2,476 yd University technical college 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 646 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,009 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,060 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 1,580 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 1,782 yd Academy special sponsor led 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
Perry's Carribbean Food7 High Street8 yd
Madras Flavours11-13 Kings Road45 yd
Royal Tandoori at Ibis Styles Hotel4-8 Duke Street61 yd
Starbucks Coffee Shop6 King Street62 yd
Tasty Greek Souvlaki20 Market Place62 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The BotanistUnit 1 1-5 Kings Street62 yd
Escape HuntKing Street81 yd
The Ale House2 Broad Street135 yd
The Monks Retreat163 Friar Street218 yd
Las Iguanas at The OracleBridge Street257 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
My WarsawKing Street81 yd
The Bap23-24 Market Place123 yd
Kings Grill16 Kings Road158 yd
Lincoln Coffee House60 Kings Road158 yd
My Cookie Dough at the OracleBridge Street257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco4 Market Place53 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street135 yd
Sainsbury's7-8 Broad Street135 yd
YingYao Supermarket77-79 Kings Road412 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts424 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
149 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite364 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite369 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite452 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite485 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD
health and fitness suite, swimming pool599 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool693 yd
Kings Meadow
NAPIER ROAD
grass pitches805 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite832 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite850 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed63.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3240 crimes were reported near High 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 2EA.

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

More Crime Statistics for High Street, Reading, RG1 2EA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG1 2EA 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 Employee192
Student (economically inactive)29
Self-Employed18
Part-Time Employee14
Unemployed11
Looking after home or family8
Other6
Retired6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

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

Female155
Male169

Partnership Status

Single201
Married: Opposite sex77
Separated3
Divorced12
Widowed1

Health

Very good health188
Good health109
Fair health23
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications20
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 25
Degree or Similar 217
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese22
Indian45
Pakistani7
Other Asian13
Black African14
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other2
White195
Arab9
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom121
European Union76
Rest of Europe8
Africa22
Middle East and Asia83
The Americas and the Caribbean11
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK121
10+ Years57
5-10 Years40
2-5 Years56
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom135
Ireland2
France5
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal23
Spain6
Lithuania2
Poland6
Romania9
Other EU countries23
Turkey3
Other Europe4
North Africa5
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East5
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia34
South-East Asia9
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held26

Religion

No religion122
Christian116
Buddhist4
Hindu26
Muslim23
Sikh4
Other religion5
Not answered24