Richfield Avenue is in Reading and in Reading district. RG1 8EQ is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1986-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG1 8JP, RG1 8PA, RG1 8HW, RG1 8NQ, RG1 8LG, RG1 8JR.

Richfield Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richfield Avenue are based on 70 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 8EQ

Average Price
£3,109,513
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£812,542
Flats/Maisonettes
£512,333
Other
£3,858,646

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richfield Avenue

Average Price
£840,895
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richfield AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Snax 24 Service Station Richfield Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£2,471,1622022-12-21 £2,254,784
28 - 30 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£8,500,0002022-12-17 £7,755,728
24 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£2,220,0002021-04-27 £2,156,185
Enterprise House 4 Richfield Place, 12 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£435,0002021-04-07 £422,496
8 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£1,158,0002020-11-27 £1,140,620

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 1,960 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,444 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 2,791 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 3,787 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 4,622 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 735 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 907 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ
3out of 4 1,026 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB
3out of 4 1,205 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Caversham Primary School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7RA
4out of 4 1,418 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR
3out of 4 2,281 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 2,299 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,335 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 2,692 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 3,091 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 1,263 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,566 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 1,567 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,647 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
18 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 1,749 yd Miscellaneous Yes 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
Toby CarveryRichfield Avenue1 yd
Genting Casino (Reading)18 Richfield Avenue147 yd
The Imperial Kitchen18 Richfield Avenue147 yd
Proper TakeoutMilford Road290 yd
The Gorge Cafe227 Caversham Road596 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rivermead Bowls ClubRichfield Avenue1 yd
The Crucible Sports and Social ClubUnit 6 Richfield Avenue194 yd
Phantom Brewing CoMeadow Road470 yd
The Moderation213 Caversham Road596 yd
The Griffin10-12 Church Road677 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Thameside Promenade Kiosk1 Thames Side Promenade1 yd
Pasta EvangelistsMilford Road290 yd
Makan Malaysia UK LLPMilford Road290 yd
7 Bone ReadingMilford Road290 yd
Big Jacks Peri Peri171 Caversham Road596 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nisa163-165 Caversham Road638 yd
Iceland39 Church Street885 yd
Tesco Express18-20 Church Street954 yd
Waitrose51 Church Street957 yd
Aseda Supermarkets170 Oxford Road998 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Leaderboard Golf Centre (Closed)
Richfield Avenue
golf162 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed)
Richfield Avenue
190 yd
Rivermead Leisure Complex
RIVERMEAD LEISURE COMPLEX RIVERMEAD LEISURE COMPLEX RICHFIELD AVENUE
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool222 yd
Revive Health Club (Reading)
Caversham Bridge Caversham Bridge RICHFIELD AVENUE
health and fitness suite, swimming pool565 yd
Crossfit Reading
Hodsoll Road
640 yd
Pure Gym (Reading Caversham Road)
CAVERSHAM ROAD
health and fitness suite762 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street
swimming pool896 yd
Caversham Health & Fitness Club
ARCHWAY ROAD
health and fitness suite, squash courts962 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET
health and fitness suite963 yd
Anytime Fitness (Reading)
Chatham Place
health and fitness suite1,038 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 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 91.2%

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/s2.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed8.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed8.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed12.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed12.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed0.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed0.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.05 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Richfield Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 367 crimes were reported near Richfield Avenue . Only 28% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG1 8EQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee149
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Retired9
Looking after home or family9
Unemployed6
Other5
Student (economically inactive)4

Employment Industry

Information and communication41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Education24
Human health and social work activities22
Financial and insurance activities18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security16
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Construction12
Administrative and support service activities11
Accommodation and food service activities8
Transport and storage8
Manufacturing8
Other5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Real estate activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female146
Male163

Partnership Status

Single137
Married: Opposite sex95
Married: Same sex3
Separated10
Divorced11
Widowed4

Health

Very good health193
Good health86
Fair health19
Bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 146

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian28
Pakistani15
Other Asian27
Black African12
Black Caribbean10
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other1
White204
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom185
European Union47
Rest of Europe7
Africa8
Middle East and Asia51
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK185
10+ Years52
5-10 Years39
2-5 Years26
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom209
Ireland2
France2
Italy10
Spain11
Poland3
Romania8
Other EU countries13
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia25
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania1
No passport held18

Religion

No religion133
Christian91
Buddhist6
Hindu34
Muslim26
Other religion1
Not answered18