Western Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 6PD 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 Western Road, Reading, RG1 6PD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 6NZ, RG1 6NY, RG1 6FG, RG1 6PB, RG1 6PA, RG1 6FE, RG1 7TT, RG1 6FA, RG1 6NP.

Western Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Western Road are based on 113 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 6PD

Average Price
£279,358
Semi-Detached
£289,255
Terraced
£278,397
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Western Road

Average Price
£279,358
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Western Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 Western Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£305,0002023-11-30 £296,475
3 Western Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£320,0002023-08-04 £303,380
27 Western Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£328,0002023-03-31 £307,147
43 Western Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£305,0002023-03-17 £285,610
63 Western Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£252,5002021-06-25 £259,108

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 2,944 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,962 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 3,373 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 3,415 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,625 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
4out of 4 290 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 290 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD
3out of 4 524 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road , Coley Park RG1 6DU
1out of 4 976 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 819 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,204 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 2,016 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 2,112 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,891 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys 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 141 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 499 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 2,163 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 2,208 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 2,295 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
McDonalds287 Oxford Road494 yd
Agnes Coffee Shop184 Oxford Road590 yd
Afrik Inn167 Oxford Road654 yd
Work House Coffee Company335 Oxford Road655 yd
Reading Tandoori262-264 Oxford Road712 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Foresters Arms79 Brunswick Street68 yd
The Rose & Thistle43 Argyle Road336 yd
The Face BarAmbrose Place431 yd
The Nags Head5 Russell Street711 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road712 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Cod176 Oxford Road591 yd
Devil's Pizza166 Oxford Road600 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken158 Oxford Road600 yd
Elles Baguettes200 Oxford Road615 yd
Teng Hui343 Oxford Road655 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road464 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road496 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road550 yd
Tesco211 Oxford Road579 yd
Aseda Supermarkets170 Oxford Road591 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD
artificial grass pitch270 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD
health and fitness suite711 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool792 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD
grass pitches848 yd
Coley Park School (Closed)
Wensley Road
grass pitches918 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 pitches923 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET
health and fitness suite929 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD
956 yd
Elvian School (Closed)
Bath Road
grass pitches962 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite988 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 speed58.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed67.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Western Road dangerous?

In 2023, 650 crimes were reported near Western Road . Only 14% 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 6PD.

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

More Crime Statistics for Western Road, Reading, RG1 6PD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee164
Part-Time Employee32
Self-Employed29
Looking after home or family20
Retired15
Unemployed10
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Information and communication36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Human health and social work activities22
Financial and insurance activities16
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Education13
Transport and storage12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Manufacturing11
Construction11
Administrative and support service activities7
Other4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female189
Male182

Partnership Status

Single159
Married: Opposite sex101
Separated10
Divorced21
Widowed4

Health

Very good health196
Good health137
Fair health28
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 151
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese4
Indian18
Pakistani15
Other Asian8
Black African8
Black Caribbean3
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other13
White256
Roma8
Arab4
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom249
European Union61
Rest of Europe17
Africa11
Middle East and Asia29
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK249
10+ Years52
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom256
France5
Italy6
Portugal7
Spain1
Lithuania1
Poland21
Romania8
Other EU countries19
Turkey3
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia1
Oceania1
No passport held28

Religion

No religion158
Christian130
Buddhist5
Hindu4
Muslim46
Other religion1
Not answered26