Elgar Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0DH is located in the Katesgrove electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0BN, RG2 0DZ, RG2 0DJ, RG2 0AG, RG2 0AT, RG2 0AE, RG2 0BX, RG2 0BE, RG2 0BL.

Elgar Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Elgar Road are based on 385 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 RG2 0DH

Average Price
£288,389
Semi-Detached
£304,300
Terraced
£290,394
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£199,657
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elgar Road

Average Price
£315,664
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elgar Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
89 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£306,2502023-07-31 £293,363
169 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£260,0002023-06-12 £251,367
151 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£338,0002022-10-21 £310,246
87 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£325,0002022-09-30 £296,791
179 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£330,0002022-09-02 £301,357

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		2,196 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		2,658 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		2,888 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4,497 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4,962 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		445 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street, RG1 2NL 		460 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street, RG1 6AZ 		589 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		878 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road, Coley Park RG1 6DU 		978 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		973 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,487 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,501 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		1,993 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		2,287 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		851 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		937 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		983 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading RG1 4QZ 		1,120 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,123 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
Wolseley Street BakeryUnit 12 Robert Cort Industrial Estate349 yd
Parthian ClimbingBritten Road365 yd
Grosvenor CasinoRose Kiln Lane475 yd
23.5 Degrees TA StarbucksRose Kiln Lane475 yd
VEL73 Whitley Street530 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Hop Leaf163 Southampton Street484 yd
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane564 yd
Reading Bowling Club94 Kendrick Road662 yd
Calico Bar & Eatery at Hotel 184333 London Street962 yd
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street962 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lenny's CaribbeanBritten Road365 yd
Pizza2Night155-157 Southampton Street484 yd
Uptown41 Whitley Street530 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Hut37 Whitley Street530 yd
Pizza Presto53 Whitley Street530 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Food Warehouse IcelandRose Kiln Lane475 yd
Tesco55 Whitley Street530 yd
Ahmed Superstore69-71 Whitley Street567 yd
Tesco6-8 Crown Street737 yd
Big Bazaar13-17 London Road794 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street 		health and fitness suite540 yd
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD 		grass pitches598 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool830 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts883 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool942 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 speed75.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed129.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Elgar Road dangerous?

In 2023, 765 crimes were reported near Elgar Road . Only 12% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG2 0DH.

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

More Crime Statistics for Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 765
Violence And Sexual Offences 247
Shoplifting 91
Anti Social Behaviour 84
Vehicle Crime 67
Public Order 52
Other Theft 52
Criminal Damage And Arson 50
Burglary 46
Bicycle Theft 27
Drugs 14
Theft From The Person 13
Robbery 10
Other Crime 10
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 0DH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hill Street436 yd
2023-12Other crimeAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Francis Street436 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Street536 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Temple Place434 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Park View176 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Park View176 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Whitley Street536 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Street536 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Mount Street258 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Whitley Street536 yd
More Crime Statistics for Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee138
Part-Time Employee29
Retired26
Self-Employed23
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family8
Other5
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Professional, scientific and technical activities30
Information and communication25
Education23
Human health and social work activities17
Administrative and support service activities14
Other13
Accommodation and food service activities12
Transport and storage11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Manufacturing11
Construction9
Financial and insurance activities5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female128
Male174

Partnership Status

Single123
Married: Opposite sex83
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced22
Widowed9

Health

Very good health165
Good health101
Fair health34
Bad health2
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 117
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian4
Pakistani3
Other Asian15
Black African17
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other7
White222
Roma3
Arab2
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom176
European Union76
Rest of Europe5
Africa13
Middle East and Asia33
Oceania1
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK176
10+ Years47
5-10 Years39
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom169
Ireland2
France3
Germany5
Italy16
Portugal5
Spain1
Poland18
Romania7
Other EU countries21
Central and Western Africa3
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia6
Oceania1
No passport held31

Religion

No religion143
Christian119
Hindu12
Muslim5
Other religion6
Not answered19
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