Commercial Road is in Reading and in Reading district.
RG2 0QZ is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Commercial Road, Reading, RG2 0QZ and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0QJ, RG2 0TB, RG2 0QX, RG2 0GB, RG2 0GE, RG2 0GD, RG2 0GJ, RG2 0GN, RG2 0GF.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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8 Commercial Road, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building | £1,164,000 | 2019-12-20 | £1,133,027 |
Unit 1 Commercial Road, Reading, Reading Other, an established residential building | £3,225,000 | 2016-05-18 | £2,991,303 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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4out of 4 | Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT | 1,333 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU | 4,779 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA | 4,934 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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2out of 4 | Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Brixham Road, RG2 7RB | 783 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
2out of 4 | Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX | 1,294 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH | 1,318 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH | 1,318 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Green Park Village Primary Academy 2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park RG2 6AX | 1,500 yd | Free schools | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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2out of 4 | John Madejski Academy 125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF | 1,070 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
1out of 4 | Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY | 1,472 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Girls | More About School |
3out of 4 | The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB | 2,943 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP | 2,959 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Kendrick School London Road, RG1 5BN | 2,966 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Girls | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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- not rated | OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU | 1,197 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | The Avenue Special School The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ | 1,816 yd | Academy special converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Trinity Christian School 11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG | 2,140 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Crosfields School Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL | 2,155 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Leighton Park School Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED | 2,221 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Sodexo at Gillette | 452 Basingstoke Road | 252 yd | |
Compass at Waitrose Warehouse | Acre Road | 390 yd | |
Fidget & Bob | Whale Avenue | 477 yd | |
The Hexagon | Queens Walk | 539 yd | |
Gymfinity Kids Reading | Gillette Way | 638 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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World Turned Upside Down | 387 Basingstoke Road | 471 yd | |
BJ's Luxury Bingo Club | Gillette Way | 638 yd | |
The Victoria Cross | 350 Basingstoke Road | 876 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Sakthi trading | 439 Basingstoke Road | 374 yd | |
KFC at Reading Gate Retail Park | 679 yd | ||
Green Bike Food Company | Gillette Way | 783 yd | |
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao | 579 Basingstoke Road | 864 yd | |
New City Fish Bar | 52 Buckland Road | 902 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Aldi | 350 Basingstoke Road | 787 yd | |
Lidl | 565-575 Basingstoke Road | 864 yd | |
WM Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd | Basingstoke Road | 876 yd | |
Costco Wholesale | Costco, 100 South Oak Way | 1,071 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Whitley Wood Recreation Ground WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD | grass pitches | 450 yd |
Livingwell Health Club (Reading) DRAKE WAY | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 479 yd |
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading) BASINGSTOKE ROAD | health and fitness suite | 787 yd |
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) BASINGSTOKE ROAD | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 795 yd |
Le Club Reading MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 861 yd |
Reading Fc (Madejski Stadium) MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM SHOOTERS WAY | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches | 861 yd |
John Madejski Academy HARTLAND ROAD | artificial grass pitch, tennis courts | 985 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 85.7% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 85.7% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 85.7% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 85.7% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 14.3% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 14.3% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 366 crimes were reported
near Commercial Road .
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 RG2 0QZ.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 366 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 143 |
Anti Social Behaviour | 65 |
Criminal Damage And Arson | 39 |
Vehicle Crime | 36 |
Public Order | 24 |
Other Theft | 22 |
Burglary | 14 |
Bicycle Theft | 7 |
Drugs | 7 |
Possession Of Weapons | 3 |
Shoplifting | 2 |
Theft From The Person | 2 |
Robbery | 1 |
Other Crime | 1 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 0QZ.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-12 | Other theft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Commercial Road | 137 yd |
2023-12 | Vehicle crime | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Commercial Road | 137 yd |
2023-12 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Chagford Road | 468 yd | |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Drake Way | 411 yd |
2023-12 | Theft from the person | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Chagford Road | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Chagford Road | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Chagford Road | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Commercial Road | 137 yd | |
2023-12 | Burglary | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Commercial Road | 137 yd |
2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Under investigation | On or near Commercial Road | 137 yd |
RG2 0QZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
RG2 0QZ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 88 |
Retired | 47 |
Self-Employed | 30 |
Part-Time Employee | 20 |
Student (economically inactive) | 17 |
Unemployed | 13 |
Looking after home or family | 13 |
Other | 12 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 8 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 6 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 35 |
Human health and social work activities | 17 |
Education | 12 |
Administrative and support service activities | 11 |
Transport and storage | 11 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 11 |
Manufacturing | 9 |
Construction | 8 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 7 |
Financial and insurance activities | 7 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 7 |
Information and communication | 6 |
Other | 4 |
Real estate activities | 2 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
Female | 140 |
Male | 169 |
Single | 106 |
Married: Opposite sex | 106 |
Separated | 6 |
Divorced | 20 |
Widowed | 14 |
Very good health | 132 |
Good health | 114 |
Fair health | 46 |
Bad health | 16 |
Very bad health | 4 |
No qualifications | 77 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 31 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 30 |
Apprenticeship | 18 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 43 |
Degree or Similar | 47 |
Other | 4 |
Chinese | 4 |
Indian | 4 |
Pakistani | 20 |
Other Asian | 47 |
Black African | 26 |
Black Caribbean | 4 |
Other Black | 1 |
Mixed White and Asian | 2 |
Mixed White and African | 4 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 3 |
Mixed Other | 1 |
White | 176 |
Arab | 14 |
Other | 4 |
United Kingdom | 192 |
European Union | 22 |
Rest of Europe | 5 |
Africa | 23 |
Middle East and Asia | 64 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 6 |
Born in the UK | 192 |
10+ Years | 79 |
5-10 Years | 18 |
2-5 Years | 8 |
Less than 2 years | 14 |
United Kingdom | 215 |
Ireland | 1 |
France | 2 |
Portugal | 6 |
Poland | 11 |
Turkey | 1 |
North Africa | 5 |
Central and Western Africa | 1 |
South and Eastern Africa | 2 |
Southern Asia | 20 |
South-East Asia | 1 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 46 |
No religion | 69 |
Christian | 132 |
Buddhist | 36 |
Hindu | 7 |
Jewish | 2 |
Muslim | 47 |
Sikh | 2 |
Not answered | 16 |