Baker Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 7XX 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 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 7UR, RG1 7RF, RG1 7UP, RG1 7RT, RG1 7RE, RG1 7XD, RG1 7XU, RG1 7RS, RG1 7YD.

Baker Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Baker Street are based on 112 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 7XX

Average Price
£278,063
Semi-Detached
£353,105
Terraced
£357,726
Detached
£612,923
Flats/Maisonettes
£166,217
Other
£747,791

Estimated Average Property Prices for Baker Street

Average Price
£276,164
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Baker Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
35 Baker Street, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£245,0002022-03-17 £242,758
57 Baker Street, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£775,0002022-01-12 £747,791
Basement Flat 43A Baker Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£247,5002020-11-11 £243,785
Basement Flat 43A Baker Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£260,0002016-11-03 £239,073
First Floor Flat 3 28 Baker Street, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£169,0002016-09-23 £149,982

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 2,667 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,386 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 3,397 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,025 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 4 370 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
4out of 4 459 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 459 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 501 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 621 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 1,465 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,510 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,894 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,278 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,691 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 824 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,156 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,489 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,702 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,943 yd Other independent school Not Applicable 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 Street174 yd
The Oasis21 Baker Street179 yd
The Salvation Army Church Lunch ClubAnstey Road204 yd
The Carey CentreAnstey Road204 yd
Cafe 12143-145 Oxford Road230 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Nags Head5 Russell Street95 yd
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street257 yd
The Butler85-91 Chatham Street341 yd
Reading & District Irish Association96-104 Chatham Street386 yd
Police Social ClubCastle Street388 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Harput Kebab139 Oxford Road192 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri109b Oxford Road241 yd
Biryanish92a Oxford Road279 yd
Bombay Punjabi100 Oxford Road293 yd
Pizza House80 Oxford Road293 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road261 yd
Tesco28-34 Oxford Road468 yd
Iceland47 Oxford Road470 yd
Tesco211 Oxford Road494 yd
K & K Supermarket35 St Marys Butts580 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite336 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road
health and fitness suite, swimming pool339 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool430 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS
health and fitness suite531 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
663 yd
Buzz Intensity (Closed)
106 106 Friar Street
health and fitness suite678 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD
grass pitches904 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD
artificial grass pitch929 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite998 yd
St Laurence Reading
ST LAURENCES CHURCH ST LAURENCES CHURCH FRIAR STREET
1,018 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 95.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 95.7%

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 speed146.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Baker Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1765 crimes were reported near Baker Street . 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 7XX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

Employment

RG1 7XX 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 7XX 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