Dover Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 6AX is located in the Minster electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dover Street, Reading, RG1 6AX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 6AU, RG1 6AR, RG1 6AS, RG1 6AY, RG1 6AN, RG1 6AT, RG1 6AZ, RG1 6AP, RG1 6BA.

Dover Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dover Street are based on 33 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 6AX

Average Price
£257,167
Semi-Detached
£356,080
Terraced
£247,703
Detached
£383,481
Flats/Maisonettes
£162,910
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dover Street

Average Price
£257,167
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dover Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
34 Dover Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£315,0002023-01-09 £285,990
35 Dover Street, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building
£365,0002021-06-28 £379,491
11 Dover Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£245,0002020-08-28 £258,724
20 Dover Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£240,0002019-09-06 £251,357
26 Dover Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£281,0002019-06-26 £294,820

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 2,460 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,789 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 2,873 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,824 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,357 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 181 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 593 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
4out of 4 666 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 666 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU
1out of 4 813 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,207 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,545 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,899 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,955 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,175 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,079 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,287 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,358 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,440 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 1,498 yd Other independent school No 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
Churches In Reading Drop In CentreBerkeley Avenue149 yd
Aramark Salvation ArmyWillow Street313 yd
The Salvation Army Church Lunch ClubAnstey Road410 yd
The Carey CentreAnstey Road410 yd
Reading Association for the BlindCarey Street416 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street322 yd
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane385 yd
Police Social ClubCastle Street468 yd
Brewdog11 Castle Street578 yd
The Nags Head5 Russell Street622 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
JFC54 Wensley Road540 yd
The Ghost Collective1d Queens Walk640 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri109b Oxford Road683 yd
Favourite Chicken10 St Marys Butts692 yd
Doner and Gyros45 Oxford Road697 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road598 yd
The Food Warehouse IcelandRose Kiln Lane627 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts651 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road717 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road767 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD
grass pitches439 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool670 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite735 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite784 yd
Coley Park School (Closed)
Wensley Road
grass pitches913 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite927 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool957 yd
St Marys & All Saints Ce Primary School
ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL WENSLEY ROAD
grass pitches979 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 100.0%

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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed202.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed11.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Dover Street dangerous?

In 2023, 954 crimes were reported near Dover Street . Only 9% 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 6AX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Dover Street, Reading, RG1 6AX

Employment

RG1 6AX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 Employee160
Retired52
Part-Time Employee26
Self-Employed26
Looking after home or family23
Unemployed21
Other13
Student (economically inactive)12
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Human health and social work activities18
Education17
Administrative and support service activities17
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Other14
Construction13
Information and communication13
Accommodation and food service activities9
Financial and insurance activities7
Transport and storage7
Manufacturing5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female196
Male190

Partnership Status

Single169
Married: Opposite sex119
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated11
Divorced23
Widowed13

Health

Very good health194
Good health128
Fair health48
Bad health12
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 164
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese4
Indian18
Pakistani37
Other Asian24
Black African12
Black Caribbean10
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other5
White241
Roma2
Arab6
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom231
European Union55
Rest of Europe11
Africa18
Middle East and Asia61
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK231
10+ Years72
5-10 Years34
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom255
Ireland6
Germany2
Italy9
Portugal5
Spain1
Lithuania2
Poland7
Romania14
Other EU countries10
Other Europe8
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia24
South-East Asia3
Oceania1
No passport held36

Religion

No religion126
Christian149
Buddhist6
Hindu15
Muslim45
Other religion6
Not answered40