Oxford Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 7PL is located in the Battle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7PH, RG1 7PY, RG1 7PN, RG1 7PJ, RG1 7PE, RG1 7PG, RG1 7YR, RG30 1AA, RG1 7PX.

Oxford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Oxford Road are based on 1018 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 7PL

Average Price
£337,107
Semi-Detached
£304,067
Terraced
£340,778
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oxford Road

Average Price
£351,845
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oxford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
174 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£305,0002015-10-15 £345,315
Bridge Hall, 184 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£249,9502009-12-01 £419,322
174 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£242,0002007-03-26 £378,354
174 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£183,0002006-01-09 £326,006
180 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£145,0002003-09-29 £304,067

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 2,532 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 2,769 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 2,976 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 3,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,963 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 267 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 581 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		3out of 4 581 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 671 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL 		3out of 4 722 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 1,358 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,730 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 2,060 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 2,881 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 573 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 747 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 2,065 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 2,184 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 2,315 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
Agnes Coffee Shop184 Oxford Road20 yd
McDonalds287 Oxford Road180 yd
Afrik Inn167 Oxford Road305 yd
Work House Coffee Company335 Oxford Road380 yd
Reading Tandoori262-264 Oxford Road415 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Face BarAmbrose Place230 yd
The Rose & Thistle43 Argyle Road278 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road415 yd
Reading & District Irish Association96-104 Chatham Street459 yd
The Nags Head5 Russell Street537 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Cod176 Oxford Road2 yd
Devil's Pizza166 Oxford Road58 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken158 Oxford Road58 yd
Elles Baguettes200 Oxford Road225 yd
Teng Hui343 Oxford Road380 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aseda Supermarkets170 Oxford Road17 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road51 yd
Tesco211 Oxford Road126 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road195 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road417 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool334 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite531 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road 		577 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch595 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite667 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		734 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool815 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches875 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed)
Richfield Avenue 		917 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite1,017 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 speed81.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Oxford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1301 crimes were reported near Oxford Road . Only 5% 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 7PL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PL

Employment

RG1 7PL area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 Employee120
Retired34
Self-Employed30
Other21
Part-Time Employee20
Unemployed18
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Looking after home or family7
Student (economically inactive)6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Information and communication28
Accommodation and food service activities22
Human health and social work activities16
Education15
Other15
Construction14
Manufacturing11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Administrative and support service activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Financial and insurance activities6
Transport and storage3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female121
Male168

Partnership Status

Single145
Married: Opposite sex80
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced30
Widowed10

Health

Very good health133
Good health97
Fair health45
Bad health13
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 20
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 104
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian17
Pakistani18
Other Asian35
Black African15
Black Caribbean11
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other6
White154
Roma6
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom117
European Union73
Rest of Europe4
Africa20
Middle East and Asia65
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK117
10+ Years48
5-10 Years55
2-5 Years37
Less than 2 years32

Passport Held

United Kingdom126
Ireland6
France1
Germany1
Italy8
Portugal10
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland11
Romania21
Other EU countries23
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia46
Central and South America1
No passport held23

Religion

No religion83
Christian109
Buddhist9
Hindu20
Muslim29
Other religion21
Not answered21
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