Castle Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 7QB is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2001-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7QB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7RJ, RG1 7ST, RG1 7SX, RG1 7RL, RG1 7JR, RG1 7JS, RG1 7RW, RG1 6BQ, RG1 7JP.

Castle Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Street are based on 133 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 7QB

Average Price
£311,302
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£311,302
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Street

Average Price
£310,076
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 12 Castle Gate, 114 Castle Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£245,0002020-12-18 £238,188
Flat 2 Castle Gate, 114 Castle Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£295,0002016-12-02 £274,383
Flat 14 Castle Gate, 114 Castle Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£225,6202014-08-07 £262,691
Flat 9 Castle Gate, 114 Castle Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£209,9502014-07-25 £248,350
Flat 1 Castle Gate, 114 Castle Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002011-03-18 £223,404

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 2,212 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 2,573 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,159 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 3,650 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 4,271 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 4 374 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL 		3out of 4 610 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 622 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		3out of 4 622 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 632 yd Community school 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 1,219 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 1,640 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 2,016 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 2,024 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY 		1out of 4 2,445 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 1,028 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 1,257 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 1,377 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ 		- not rated 1,443 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG 		- not rated 1,701 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
The Salvation Army Church Lunch ClubAnstey Road83 yd
The Carey CentreAnstey Road83 yd
Reading Association for the BlindCarey Street100 yd
The Oasis21 Baker Street163 yd
Aramark Salvation ArmyWillow Street194 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street19 yd
Police Social ClubCastle Street198 yd
CultureMix Arts & Music Centre7 Queens Walk340 yd
Brewdog11 Castle Street349 yd
The Nags Head5 Russell Street352 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Ghost Collective1d Queens Walk340 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri109b Oxford Road356 yd
Doner and Gyros45 Oxford Road366 yd
Biryanish92a Oxford Road389 yd
Bombay Punjabi100 Oxford Road390 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland47 Oxford Road410 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts416 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road449 yd
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road463 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street698 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool341 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite444 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place 		health and fitness suite455 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street 		health and fitness suite631 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool672 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD 		grass pitches762 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road 		850 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET 		891 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,061 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 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed94 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.22 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.22 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed29.98 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Castle Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2249 crimes were reported near Castle 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 7QB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7QB

Employment

RG1 7QB 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 Employee161
Retired28
Part-Time Employee27
Self-Employed18
Unemployed16
Looking after home or family13
Student (economically inactive)9
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Information and communication44
Professional, scientific and technical activities39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Human health and social work activities13
Financial and insurance activities13
Education12
Manufacturing11
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other8
Administrative and support service activities6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Mining and quarrying2
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female158
Male164

Partnership Status

Single133
Married: Opposite sex107
Married: Same sex2
Separated10
Divorced23
Widowed8

Health

Very good health167
Good health118
Fair health31
Bad health3
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications35
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 174
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese10
Indian85
Pakistani14
Other Asian14
Black African10
Black Caribbean2
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other8
White157
Roma1
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom136
European Union47
Rest of Europe6
Africa16
Middle East and Asia108
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK136
10+ Years39
5-10 Years43
2-5 Years51
Less than 2 years53

Passport Held

United Kingdom144
Ireland3
France3
Italy4
Portugal11
Spain5
Poland8
Romania7
Other EU countries7
Turkey3
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa5
Middle East2
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia77
South-East Asia4
Central and South America4
No passport held16

Religion

No religion101
Christian100
Buddhist1
Hindu77
Muslim17
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered24
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