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

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 2QE, RG1 2QH, RG1 2TN, RG1 2BL, RG1 2QF, RG1 2SU, RG1 2TH, RG1 2SJ, RG1 2QN.

Silver Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Silver Street are based on 163 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 2SX

Average Price
£223,900
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£223,900
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Silver Street

Average Price
£303,510
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Silver Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Hawk Cottage Silver Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£274,0002022-10-27 £251,501
5 Hawk Cottage Silver Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£260,0002022-08-01 £237,953
3 Hawk Cottage Silver Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£197,0002019-01-18 £204,908
5 Hawk Cottage Silver Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£131,0002012-07-17 £201,238

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 2,132 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 2,327 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 2,412 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 4,635 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4out of 4 4,860 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 4 295 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY 		3out of 4 639 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ 		3out of 4 710 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PP 		3out of 4 1,083 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road , RG1 3JN 		2out of 4 1,336 yd Academy converter 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 4 396 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 1,068 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY 		1out of 4 1,670 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL 		3out of 4 2,122 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ 		4out of 4 2,128 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 470 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 541 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG 		- not rated 795 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ 		- not rated 980 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY 		- not rated 1,061 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
Rising Sun Art Centre30 Silver Street125 yd
The Bakery House82 London Street339 yd
VEL73 Whitley Street413 yd
Gooi Nara39 Whitley Street413 yd
The Dairy at University of ReadingLondon Road489 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Hop Leaf163 Southampton Street99 yd
Reading Bowling Club94 Kendrick Road396 yd
South Street Arts Centre Bar21 South Street495 yd
Calico Bar & Eatery at Hotel 184333 London Street499 yd
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane523 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza2Night155-157 Southampton Street99 yd
Kings Chef19 London Road258 yd
Paya/Korean Krispy84 London Street338 yd
Home Cooking2 Highgrove Street369 yd
Uptown41 Whitley Street413 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco6-8 Crown Street231 yd
Big Bazaar13-17 London Road248 yd
Tesco55 Whitley Street413 yd
Ahmed Superstore69-71 Whitley Street500 yd
YingYao Supermarket77-79 Kings Road825 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool319 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool367 yd
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street 		health and fitness suite418 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts443 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite750 yd
Hmp & Yoi Reading (Closed)
Forbury Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite926 yd
The Polish Parish House
LONDON ROAD 		937 yd
Reading School
MAIN HOUSE MAIN HOUSE ERLEIGH ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool950 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		958 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite1,002 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 66.7%
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%

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

Safety

Is Silver Street dangerous?

In 2023, 985 crimes were reported near Silver Street . Only 8% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG1 2SX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Silver Street, Reading, RG1 2SX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG1 2SX 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 Employee197
Part-Time Employee42
Student (economically inactive)29
Retired24
Other20
Self-Employed14
Looking after home or family11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled8

Employment Industry

Information and communication55
Professional, scientific and technical activities52
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles45
Human health and social work activities33
Education31
Accommodation and food service activities26
Administrative and support service activities21
Manufacturing18
Financial and insurance activities16
Construction14
Transport and storage8
Other7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female176
Male238

Partnership Status

Single215
Married: Opposite sex104
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated9
Divorced26
Widowed11

Health

Very good health216
Good health137
Fair health51
Bad health10
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications66
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 40
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
Degree or Similar 158
Other21

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese16
Indian65
Pakistani3
Other Asian37
Black African32
Black Caribbean7
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other5
White214
Arab12
Other17

Country of Birth

United Kingdom152
European Union81
Rest of Europe13
Africa31
Middle East and Asia119
The Americas and the Caribbean17
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK152
10+ Years76
5-10 Years61
2-5 Years70
Less than 2 years55

Passport Held

United Kingdom149
Ireland8
France7
Germany4
Italy10
Portugal37
Spain14
Lithuania1
Poland15
Romania11
Other EU countries29
Other Europe6
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa13
Middle East6
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia41
South-East Asia3
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held42

Religion

No religion112
Christian203
Buddhist26
Hindu21
Muslim23
Sikh4
Not answered28
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