Church Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 2SB is located in the Katesgrove electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Church Street, Reading, RG1 2SB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 2SA, RG1 4SJ, RG1 2SF, RG1 2RZ, RG1 2SE, RG1 2QP, RG1 2HN, RG1 4SQ, RG1 4QA.

Church Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Church Street are based on 53 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 2SB

Average Price
£264,826
Semi-Detached
£303,888
Terraced
£259,745
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£244,441
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Street

Average Price
£251,980
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
15A Church Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£317,0002021-12-22 £314,930
17B Church Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£340,0002018-09-26 £347,593
Norfolk House, 6A Church Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£355,0002017-07-14 £313,212
6A Church Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£245,0002017-03-10 £220,027
4 Letcombe Court Church Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£143,5002014-11-21 £165,118

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 1,890 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,143 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 2,764 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 4,350 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 5,008 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 4 314 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 585 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY
3out of 4 967 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 1,050 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 1,321 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 4 481 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,295 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,023 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,301 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,331 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 533 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 737 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,010 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 1,151 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 1,402 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
The Bakery House82 London Street95 yd
Global Cafe-Bar/ World Shop35-39 London Street193 yd
Bubble Tea by Sakurado LondonUnit K2 The Oracle241 yd
Rising Sun Art Centre30 Silver Street267 yd
Hollywood BowlRiverside Level316 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Calico Bar & Eatery at Hotel 184333 London Street193 yd
Las Iguanas at The OracleBridge Street336 yd
South Street Arts Centre Bar21 South Street342 yd
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane383 yd
Escape HuntKing Street413 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Paya/Korean Krispy84 London Street95 yd
Kings Chef19 London Road225 yd
My Cookie Dough at the OracleBridge Street336 yd
Nescafe Azera Barista +Bridge Street336 yd
Auntie Anne's Pretzels at The OracleBridge Street336 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco6-8 Crown Street150 yd
Big Bazaar13-17 London Road212 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts499 yd
Tesco4 Market Place529 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street545 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD
health and fitness suite, swimming pool362 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD
health and fitness suite547 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD
grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool581 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
625 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite657 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite691 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD
grass pitches, tennis courts733 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite759 yd
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street
health and fitness suite773 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool806 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 73.2%

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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed178.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Church Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2134 crimes were reported near Church Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 2SB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Church Street, Reading, RG1 2SB

Employment

RG1 2SB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 2SB 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 Employee230
Student (economically inactive)164
Full-Time Student (with or without job)34
Part-Time Employee31
Self-Employed24
Looking after home or family24
Unemployed22
Other15
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Retired8

Employment Industry

Information and communication63
Professional, scientific and technical activities57
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles52
Human health and social work activities30
Accommodation and food service activities26
Education20
Financial and insurance activities18
Administrative and support service activities16
Manufacturing15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other9
Construction8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 4
Transport and storage4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Real estate activities3
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female322
Male295

Partnership Status

Single405
Married: Opposite sex125
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Opposite sex4
Separated6
Divorced16
Widowed1

Health

Very good health351
Good health200
Fair health52
Bad health12
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 110
Degree or Similar 317
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese52
Indian55
Pakistani25
Other Asian24
Black African40
Black Caribbean9
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian15
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other6
White345
Roma5
Arab13
Other16

Country of Birth

United Kingdom231
European Union153
Rest of Europe23
Africa36
Middle East and Asia149
The Americas and the Caribbean26

Length of Residence

Born in the UK231
10+ Years49
5-10 Years59
2-5 Years78
Less than 2 years200

Passport Held

United Kingdom239
Ireland4
France6
Germany1
Italy18
Portugal16
Spain7
Poland8
Romania26
Other EU countries80
Turkey1
Other Europe12
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa20
South and Eastern Africa9
Middle East17
Eastern Asia46
Southern Asia52
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean11
Central and South America6
No passport held30

Religion

No religion217
Christian196
Buddhist4
Hindu34
Muslim72
Sikh9
Other religion7
Not answered78