Castle Hill is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 7SX 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 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7ST, RG1 7RJ, RG1 7RL, RG1 7QB, RG1 7RW, RG1 6FD, RG1 7SY, RG1 6BQ, RG1 6AD.

Castle Hill Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Hill are based on 314 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 7SX

Average Price
£181,938
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£146,117
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£183,496
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Hill

Average Price
£229,474
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 HillStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1B 107 Castle Hill, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£170,0002021-04-23 £165,113
Flat 3 111 Castle Hill, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£124,0002020-07-09 £123,598
Flat 9 111 Castle Hill, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£146,3002020-06-11 £147,023
Flat 1A 107 Castle Hill, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£170,0002020-04-23 £167,599
Flat 8 111 Castle Hill, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£130,0002019-06-11 £123,853

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 2,274 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,633 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,128 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,648 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,251 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 4 347 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
4out of 4 584 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 584 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 644 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 664 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,244 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,590 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,963 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,042 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,419 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 996 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,290 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,349 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,456 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 1,690 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 Road132 yd
The Carey CentreAnstey Road132 yd
Reading Association for the BlindCarey Street137 yd
The Oasis21 Baker Street212 yd
Aramark Salvation ArmyWillow Street214 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street47 yd
Police Social ClubCastle Street257 yd
The Nags Head5 Russell Street367 yd
CultureMix Arts & Music Centre7 Queens Walk403 yd
Brewdog11 Castle Street405 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pepe's Piri Piri109b Oxford Road404 yd
The Ghost Collective1d Queens Walk404 yd
Doner and Gyros45 Oxford Road420 yd
Harput Kebab139 Oxford Road432 yd
Biryanish92a Oxford Road439 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road440 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts473 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road474 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road511 yd
Sainsbury's52-55 Friar Street761 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool401 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite505 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite507 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite694 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool698 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD
grass pitches703 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
892 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
950 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 speed158.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Castle Hill Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1962 crimes were reported near Castle Hill . Only 3% 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 7SX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7SX

Employment

RG1 7SX area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 Employee122
Self-Employed17
Part-Time Employee14
Student (economically inactive)10
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed9
Retired8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other3

Employment Industry

Information and communication39
Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Financial and insurance activities11
Human health and social work activities9
Administrative and support service activities8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Education6
Transport and storage6
Manufacturing6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Construction5
Mining and quarrying4
Other3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female104
Male126

Partnership Status

Single122
Married: Opposite sex58
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated7
Divorced12
Widowed2

Health

Very good health118
Good health79
Fair health29
Bad health4
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 123
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese3
Indian11
Pakistani16
Other Asian4
Black African17
Black Caribbean2
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other2
White161
Roma1
Arab6
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom151
European Union23
Rest of Europe8
Africa9
Middle East and Asia27
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK151
10+ Years21
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom153
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy13
Portugal3
Spain2
Lithuania1
Poland3
Romania1
Other EU countries4
Other Europe5
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East4
Southern Asia14
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held21

Religion

No religion120
Christian73
Hindu4
Jewish1
Muslim15
Other religion3
Not answered15