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

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7XW, RG1 7XG, RG1 7XJ, RG1 7YD, RG1 7TX, RG1 7TN, RG1 7XY, RG1 7YF, RG1 6NA.

Russell Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Russell Street are based on 265 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 7XH

Average Price
£448,026
Semi-Detached
£648,475
Terraced
£560,757
Detached
£705,691
Flats/Maisonettes
£198,407
Other
£667,676

Estimated Average Property Prices for Russell Street

Average Price
£258,980
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Russell Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 8 52 Russell Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£185,0002023-08-18 £175,853
Flat 4 52 Russell Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£225,0002019-12-02 £219,013
36A Russell Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£705,0002016-03-16 £667,676
50 Russell Street, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£625,0002014-06-13 £871,222
Flat 4 52 Russell Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£179,9502014-02-26 £227,594

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 2,426 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,819 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,324 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,387 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 3,924 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 4 308 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 308 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 376 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 635 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 651 yd Community school 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 1,359 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,567 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,742 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,370 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 2,596 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed 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 689 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,032 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,603 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,785 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 2,003 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
Reading Association for the BlindCarey Street285 yd
Cafe 12143-145 Oxford Road302 yd
The Salvation Army Church Lunch ClubAnstey Road316 yd
The Carey CentreAnstey Road316 yd
The Oasis21 Baker Street317 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Nags Head5 Russell Street187 yd
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street333 yd
The Face BarAmbrose Place378 yd
The Rose & Thistle43 Argyle Road417 yd
The Butler85-91 Chatham Street463 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Harput Kebab139 Oxford Road310 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri109b Oxford Road388 yd
Biryanish92a Oxford Road424 yd
Bombay Punjabi100 Oxford Road439 yd
Pizza House80 Oxford Road439 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road119 yd
Tesco211 Oxford Road465 yd
Aseda Supermarkets170 Oxford Road568 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road589 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road620 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite476 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool480 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool491 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite680 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
755 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD
artificial grass pitch801 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite830 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD
grass pitches839 yd
Coley Park School (Closed)
Wensley Road
grass pitches1,069 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 speed198.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Russell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1389 crimes were reported near Russell Street . 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 7XH.

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

More Crime Statistics for Russell Street, Reading, RG1 7XH

Employment

RG1 7XH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

RG1 7XH 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 Employee104
Self-Employed25
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Other13
Part-Time Employee10
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family8
Retired7
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Information and communication17
Human health and social work activities13
Accommodation and food service activities13
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Education8
Construction6
Manufacturing6
Transport and storage6
Other5
Administrative and support service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female99
Male133

Partnership Status

Single120
Married: Opposite sex56
Separated4
Divorced23
Widowed2

Health

Very good health114
Good health84
Fair health26
Bad health5
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 99
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian23
Pakistani6
Other Asian1
Black African7
Black Caribbean4
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
White160
Roma5
Other16

Country of Birth

United Kingdom109
European Union61
Rest of Europe14
Africa14
Middle East and Asia23
The Americas and the Caribbean8
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK109
10+ Years40
5-10 Years29
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years29

Passport Held

United Kingdom96
Ireland3
France3
Germany3
Italy3
Spain3
Poland21
Romania17
Other EU countries13
Turkey5
Other Europe1
North Africa5
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa3
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia17
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America1
No passport held24

Religion

No religion70
Christian86
Buddhist1
Hindu20
Muslim15
Sikh2
Other religion4
Not answered33