Drake Way is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0PA is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 2016-04-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0PA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0PD, RG2 0PR, RG2 0PQ, RG2 0WR, RG2 0NX, RG2 0NZ, RG2 0WT, RG2 0PY, RG2 0FU.

Drake Way Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Drake Way are based on 430 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 0PA

Average Price
£210,478
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£210,478
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Drake Way

Average Price
£391,753
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Drake WayStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 312 Skylark House Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£217,0002023-09-22 £207,865
Flat 409 Skylark House Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£275,0002023-07-26 £263,877
Flat 207 Skylark House Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£290,0002023-07-10 £278,270
Flat 308 Skylark House Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£275,0002023-06-20 £265,476
Flat 101 Skylark House Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£210,0002023-06-09 £202,727

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,542 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,192 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,387 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		5,237 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		5,335 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		981 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		1,279 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 		1,471 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		1,482 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Park Village Primary Academy
2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park RG2 6AX 		1,587 yd Free schools 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 		1,317 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,573 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		2,314 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		2,379 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		2,416 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		803 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,436 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		1,702 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,942 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		2,225 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
Fidget & BobWhale Avenue237 yd
Gymfinity Kids ReadingGillette Way402 yd
The HexagonQueens Walk462 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road600 yd
TeamSport Indoor KartingCradock Road806 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way402 yd
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road518 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road772 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Green Bike Food CompanyGillette Way489 yd
Royal Chef261 Basingstoke Road699 yd
New City Fish Bar52 Buckland Road706 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road876 yd
Crispy Fish232 Northumberland Avenue1,082 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road518 yd
Aldi350 Basingstoke Road588 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Livingwell Health Club (Reading)
DRAKE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool252 yd
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite578 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 speed150 Mbit/s
Average download speed302.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed283.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed900 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Drake Way Street dangerous?

In 2023, 445 crimes were reported near Drake Way . Only 23% 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 RG2 0PA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0PA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 445
Violence And Sexual Offences 90
Anti Social Behaviour 74
Other Theft 68
Vehicle Crime 46
Criminal Damage And Arson 43
Shoplifting 34
Burglary 31
Bicycle Theft 21
Public Order 21
Theft From The Person 7
Drugs 5
Other Crime 3
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Midgham Way166 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Longships Way437 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Fair Isle Way513 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket519 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket519 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near A3386 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket519 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket519 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket519 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Fair Isle Way513 yd
More Crime Statistics for Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0PA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee293
Self-Employed25
Part-Time Employee19
Student (economically inactive)18
Other13
Looking after home or family12
Unemployed11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Retired2
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Information and communication43
Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Human health and social work activities15
Education15
Manufacturing11
Construction11
Administrative and support service activities9
Financial and insurance activities9
Other8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Transport and storage7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Mining and quarrying2
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female212
Male228

Partnership Status

Single246
Married: Opposite sex121
Married: Same sex3
Separated11
Divorced16
Widowed2

Health

Very good health289
Good health132
Fair health16
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications17
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 286
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese24
Indian55
Pakistani8
Other Asian17
Black African37
Black Caribbean6
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other7
White242
Arab12
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom218
European Union64
Rest of Europe15
Africa47
Middle East and Asia82
The Americas and the Caribbean16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK218
10+ Years79
5-10 Years45
2-5 Years43
Less than 2 years54

Passport Held

United Kingdom253
Ireland3
France5
Germany3
Italy8
Portugal5
Spain1
Poland17
Romania5
Other EU countries24
Turkey1
Other Europe5
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa9
South and Eastern Africa17
Middle East6
Eastern Asia14
Southern Asia36
Central Asia3
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America1
No passport held16

Religion

No religion177
Christian145
Buddhist10
Hindu34
Muslim37
Sikh5
Other religion1
Not answered33
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