Elgar Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0DQ 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 0DQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0BL, RG1 2BG, RG2 0BH, RG2 0BJ, RG2 0AT, RG1 2QA, RG1 2PY, RG1 2QB, RG2 0DJ.

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 0DQ

Average Price
£282,310
Semi-Detached
£320,161
Terraced
£281,657
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
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
65 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£327,0002023-09-15 £308,286
75 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£330,0002022-08-26 £302,018
51 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002021-12-10 £307,976
53 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£290,0002021-09-08 £291,448
67 Elgar Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£315,0002021-01-18 £325,762

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		2,392 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		2,470 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		2,718 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4,363 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4,876 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 4Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street, RG1 2NL 		268 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street, RG1 6AZ 		405 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		596 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road, Coley Park RG1 6DU 		1,014 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		1,058 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 		862 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,492 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,673 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		1,967 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		2,285 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		901 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		959 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading RG1 4QZ 		992 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,144 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,305 yd Academy special sponsor led 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
Churches In Reading Drop In CentreBerkeley Avenue412 yd
Rising Sun Art Centre30 Silver Street551 yd
Grosvenor CasinoRose Kiln Lane555 yd
23.5 Degrees TA StarbucksRose Kiln Lane555 yd
Wolseley Street BakeryUnit 12 Robert Cort Industrial Estate558 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Namaste Kitchen at Hook & TackleKatesgrove Lane351 yd
The Hop Leaf163 Southampton Street394 yd
Reading Bowling Club94 Kendrick Road683 yd
Calico Bar & Eatery at Hotel 184333 London Street773 yd
The Castle Tap Public House120 Castle Street776 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza2Night155-157 Southampton Street394 yd
Lenny's CaribbeanBritten Road575 yd
Uptown41 Whitley Street583 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Hut37 Whitley Street583 yd
Pizza Presto53 Whitley Street583 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Food Warehouse IcelandRose Kiln Lane555 yd
Tesco6-8 Crown Street574 yd
Tesco55 Whitley Street583 yd
Big Bazaar13-17 London Road643 yd
Ahmed Superstore69-71 Whitley Street645 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Coley Recreation Ground
HOLYBROOK ROAD 		grass pitches589 yd
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street 		health and fitness suite593 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool769 yd
Kendrick School
41-43 41-43 LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool806 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts856 yd
The Gym (Reading Central)
ST. MARYS BUTTS 		health and fitness suite998 yd
Millennium Spa Health & Leisure Club (Closed)
Oxford Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,040 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 speed175.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Elgar Road dangerous?

In 2023, 736 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 0DQ.

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 0DQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 736
Violence And Sexual Offences 244
Anti Social Behaviour 112
Vehicle Crime 83
Criminal Damage And Arson 57
Other Theft 56
Burglary 42
Public Order 40
Bicycle Theft 24
Shoplifting 23
Drugs 14
Robbery 13
Theft From The Person 11
Other Crime 11
Possession Of Weapons 6

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mundesley Street497 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sports/Recreation Area525 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Waterloo Road303 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Paul'S Court343 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Petrol Station411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Pennyroyal Court373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area525 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sports/Recreation Area525 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Temple Place241 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Collis Street261 yd
More Crime Statistics for Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee172
Part-Time Employee24
Self-Employed17
Student (economically inactive)14
Retired11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed7
Looking after home or family5
Other4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Information and communication26
Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Administrative and support service activities17
Education16
Manufacturing16
Accommodation and food service activities12
Financial and insurance activities11
Human health and social work activities8
Other7
Construction6
Transport and storage4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3

People

Gender

Female134
Male172

Partnership Status

Single150
Married: Opposite sex94
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated2
Divorced17

Health

Very good health176
Good health103
Fair health23
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
Degree or Similar 130
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian24
Pakistani12
Other Asian10
Black African8
Black Caribbean12
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other7
White209
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab4
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom147
European Union73
Rest of Europe20
Africa12
Middle East and Asia48
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK147
10+ Years62
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years48
Less than 2 years19

Passport Held

United Kingdom159
Ireland3
France4
Germany1
Italy1
Portugal19
Spain2
Lithuania4
Poland27
Romania7
Other EU countries21
Other Europe11
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa6
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia15
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held15

Religion

No religion121
Christian132
Buddhist17
Hindu6
Muslim19
Other religion1
Not answered9
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