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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8SN, RG2 8BP, RG2 8SJ, RG2 0SJ, RG2 8BN, RG2 8AB, RG2 8SW, RG2 0JG, RG2 8RL.

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 0SH

Average Price
£380,583
Semi-Detached
£362,008
Terraced
£346,981
Detached
£554,706
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£488,029

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
555 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£365,0002022-11-16 £337,404
509 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£615,1352022-02-28 £619,403
507 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£568,8412022-02-28 £572,788
505 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£675,1422022-02-28 £665,190
513 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£490,0002022-01-27 £480,415

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,214 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,206 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,315 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 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		722 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		722 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		747 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		884 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,578 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		647 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,661 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,508 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,253 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		3,380 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 		1,608 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,651 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,678 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,995 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,139 yd Academy special converter Yes 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
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way560 yd
Compass at Waitrose WarehouseAcre Road587 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road734 yd
Nando'sUnit B757 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North776 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway669 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road226 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road511 yd
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue772 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue772 yd
KFC at Reading Gate Retail Park853 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road226 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road844 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches209 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool239 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches624 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts631 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool879 yd
Le Club Reading
MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,008 yd
Reading Fc (Madejski Stadium)
MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM SHOOTERS WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches1,008 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 speed47.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed143.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed9.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.2 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, 408 crimes were reported near Basingstoke Road . Only 25% 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 0SH.

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 0SH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 408
Violence And Sexual Offences 175
Anti Social Behaviour 54
Vehicle Crime 42
Criminal Damage And Arson 42
Public Order 26
Other Theft 21
Shoplifting 11
Burglary 10
Drugs 8
Other Crime 6
Theft From The Person 5
Bicycle Theft 4
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 0SH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Corinne Close294 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Court177 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chagford Road433 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Chagford Road433 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chagford Road433 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chagford Road433 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket197 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Supermarket197 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Worton Drive539 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chagford Road433 yd
More Crime Statistics for Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0SH

Employment

RG2 0SH 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 0SH 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee88
Retired47
Self-Employed30
Part-Time Employee20
Student (economically inactive)17
Unemployed13
Looking after home or family13
Other12
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Human health and social work activities17
Education12
Administrative and support service activities11
Transport and storage11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Manufacturing9
Construction8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Financial and insurance activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Information and communication6
Other4
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female140
Male169

Partnership Status

Single106
Married: Opposite sex106
Separated6
Divorced20
Widowed14

Health

Very good health132
Good health114
Fair health46
Bad health16
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications77
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 47
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian4
Pakistani20
Other Asian47
Black African26
Black Caribbean4
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other1
White176
Arab14
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom192
European Union22
Rest of Europe5
Africa23
Middle East and Asia64
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK192
10+ Years79
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom215
Ireland1
France2
Portugal6
Poland11
Turkey1
North Africa5
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia20
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held46

Religion

No religion69
Christian132
Buddhist36
Hindu7
Jewish2
Muslim47
Sikh2
Not answered16
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