Fobney Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 6BS is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2002-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fobney Street, Reading, RG1 6BS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 6BX, RG1 6QQ, RG1 6QA, RG1 6BT, RG1 6QE, RG1 6BY, RG1 6QD, RG1 6QH, RG1 6QB.

Fobney Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fobney Street are based on 195 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 6BS

Average Price
£422,664
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£422,664
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fobney Street

Average Price
£403,827
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fobney Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 10 Simmonds Malthouse Fobney Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£300,0002021-06-16 £295,578
Flat 8 Simmonds Malthouse Fobney Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£455,0002019-12-12 £442,893
Flat 5 Simmonds Malthouse Fobney Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£300,0002019-11-08 £292,132
Flat 9 Simmonds Malthouse Fobney Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£390,0002019-08-23 £370,849
Flat 11 Simmonds Malthouse Fobney Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£575,0002019-06-28 £547,811

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 2,091 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 2,410 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 2,939 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 3,957 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 4,584 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 4 260 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL 		3out of 4 422 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL 		3out of 4 776 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 916 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		3out of 4 916 yd Voluntary aided 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 4 909 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 1,710 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 1,892 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY 		1out of 4 2,211 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 2,256 yd Voluntary aided school 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 958 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 1,130 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 1,331 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG 		- not rated 1,421 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ 		- not rated 1,431 yd Other independent school 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
Aramark Salvation ArmyWillow Street122 yd
Filter Coffee House33 Castle Street250 yd
J's Tea Bar at Reading Magistrates CourtCastle Street279 yd
Sweeney & Todd10 Castle Street279 yd
Zero Degrees9 Bridge Street340 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane207 yd
Police Social ClubCastle Street241 yd
Brewdog11 Castle Street250 yd
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street327 yd
The Cocktail Club Reading5 Gun Street330 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Subway7 Gun Street349 yd
My Cookie Dough at the OracleBridge Street386 yd
Nescafe Azera Barista +Bridge Street386 yd
Auntie Anne's Pretzels at The OracleBridge Street386 yd
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at The OracleBridge Street386 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts314 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road463 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road531 yd
Tesco6-8 Crown Street559 yd
Marks & Spencer12 Broad Street612 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite448 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool491 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street 		health and fitness suite628 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite659 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		741 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD 		grass pitches782 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool792 yd
Buzz Gym (Reading)
KINGS ROAD 		health and fitness suite890 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool946 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool972 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed86.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.96 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.96 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed30.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed150 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fobney Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2373 crimes were reported near Fobney 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 6BS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fobney Street, Reading, RG1 6BS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee83
Retired30
Looking after home or family7
Self-Employed6
Part-Time Employee6
Student (economically inactive)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Other
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Information and communication24
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Human health and social work activities5
Administrative and support service activities4
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles4
Transport and storage3
Education3
Accommodation and food service activities2
Financial and insurance activities2
Construction1
Manufacturing1
Mining and quarrying1
Other1

People

Gender

Female78
Male82

Partnership Status

Single62
Married: Opposite sex55
Divorced18
Widowed10

Health

Very good health91
Good health37
Fair health15
Bad health11
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 5
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 85

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese9
Indian33
Other Asian9
Black African3
Black Caribbean19
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
White78
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom53
European Union22
Rest of Europe6
Africa3
Middle East and Asia53
The Americas and the Caribbean18
Oceania1
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK53
10+ Years32
5-10 Years25
2-5 Years34
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom77
France3
Italy4
Portugal1
Spain2
Poland4
Other EU countries7
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia36
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held6

Religion

No religion48
Christian57
Buddhist8
Hindu24
Jewish1
Muslim5
Sikh4
Other religion2
Not answered9
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