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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0ES, RG2 0DU, RG2 0EP, RG2 0DX, RG2 0DT, RG2 0NS, RG2 7QW, RG2 0EN, RG2 7AH.

Basingstoke Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Basingstoke Road are based on 559 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 0EL

Average Price
£385,843
Semi-Detached
£427,355
Terraced
£435,425
Detached
£422,218
Flats/Maisonettes
£170,168
Other
£440,199

Estimated Average Property Prices for Basingstoke Road

Average Price
£499,532
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Basingstoke Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
78 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£465,0002023-06-27 £449,560
82 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£400,0002023-04-11 £384,344
24 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£350,0002023-03-17 £327,749
96 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£529,0002023-03-10 £495,369
62 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£477,0002022-08-04 £444,423

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,615 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		2,897 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,030 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,878 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		5,140 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 		211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		271 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street, RG1 2NL 		929 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street, RG1 6AZ 		1,211 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,473 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		880 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		1,071 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,191 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,105 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,106 yd Free schools 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 		321 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		340 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		665 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		713 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		823 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
The Meme's Kitchen57 Basingstoke Road256 yd
Dhaulagiri kitchen cafe and restaurant63 Basingstoke Road268 yd
Wolseley Street BakeryUnit 12 Robert Cort Industrial Estate386 yd
Parthian ClimbingBritten Road389 yd
VEL73 Whitley Street415 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Reading Bowling Club94 Kendrick Road520 yd
The Hop Leaf163 Southampton Street738 yd
The Queens Head54 Christchurch Road749 yd
Northcourt Bars & Dining at University of Reading22 Northcourt Avenue937 yd
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road1,029 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Go Go49 Basingstoke Road268 yd
Alamin Tandoori75 Basingstoke Road268 yd
Wok on Wheels59 Basingstoke Road299 yd
Lenny's CaribbeanBritten Road389 yd
Uptown41 Whitley Street415 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ahmed Superstore69-71 Whitley Street338 yd
Tesco55 Whitley Street415 yd
The Food Warehouse IcelandRose Kiln Lane1,003 yd
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road1,029 yd
Tesco6-8 Crown Street1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street 		health and fitness suite413 yd
Cintra Park
FICKLING COURT FICKLING COURT SHERFIELD DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts518 yd
Reading Girls' School
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		grass pitches, tennis courts739 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts761 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool828 yd
University Of Reading Sports Park
SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts953 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 97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 97.0%

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 speed156.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed11.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Basingstoke Road dangerous?

In 2023, 744 crimes were reported near Basingstoke 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 0EL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0EL

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 744
Violence And Sexual Offences 256
Shoplifting 76
Anti Social Behaviour 72
Public Order 61
Vehicle Crime 59
Other Theft 55
Criminal Damage And Arson 55
Burglary 41
Bicycle Theft 22
Drugs 19
Theft From The Person 13
Other Crime 11
Robbery 3
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Surrey Road272 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Waldeck Street516 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lincoln Road353 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Winchester Road371 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Winchester Road371 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Winchester Road371 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Mount Street505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Charndon Close509 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waldeck Street516 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shenstone Road200 yd
More Crime Statistics for Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0EL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 0EL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee156
Student (economically inactive)52
Self-Employed33
Part-Time Employee28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)24
Retired22
Other16
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Information and communication32
Education31
Professional, scientific and technical activities24
Human health and social work activities22
Accommodation and food service activities21
Manufacturing16
Other15
Administrative and support service activities12
Construction10
Transport and storage9
Financial and insurance activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female188
Male213

Partnership Status

Single236
Married: Opposite sex81
Married: Same sex2
Separated9
Divorced30
Widowed5

Health

Very good health196
Good health150
Fair health38
Bad health11
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 88
Degree or Similar 138
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese4
Indian34
Pakistani16
Other Asian29
Black African16
Black Caribbean1
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other2
White261
Roma2
Arab1
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom185
European Union117
Rest of Europe5
Africa17
Middle East and Asia68
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK185
10+ Years71
5-10 Years50
2-5 Years50
Less than 2 years46

Passport Held

United Kingdom203
Ireland7
France3
Germany1
Italy9
Portugal14
Spain2
Lithuania5
Poland30
Romania23
Other EU countries32
Turkey1
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia22
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America3
No passport held27

Religion

No religion128
Christian174
Buddhist11
Hindu8
Muslim25
Sikh9
Not answered45
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