Acre Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0SU is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1990-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Acre Road, Reading, RG2 0SU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0RJ, RG2 0QG, RG2 0QX.

Acre Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Acre Road are based on 1 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 0SU

Average Price
£1,371,716
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,371,716

Estimated Average Property Prices for Acre Road

Average Price
£1,371,716
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Acre Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
4 Acre Road, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£1,387,5002015-12-01 £1,371,716

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,664 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,196 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,361 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 		1,164 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Park Village Primary Academy
2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park RG2 6AX 		1,256 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		1,346 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		1,346 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,375 yd Voluntary aided 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 		1,239 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,893 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,816 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		3,087 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		3,124 yd Free schools No Mixed 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 		1,630 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		2,174 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,251 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		2,302 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		2,365 yd Other independent school 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
Compass at Waitrose WarehouseAcre Road55 yd
Costa Coffee Store at Reading Gate Retail Park269 yd
McDonalds at Reading Gate Retail Park269 yd
Compass Catering at Select Car Leasing StadiumShooters Way514 yd
Jazz Cafe at Madejski StadiumShooters Way514 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road868 yd
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway938 yd
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way1,067 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
KFC at Reading Gate Retail Park269 yd
Compass Kiosks at Madejski StadiumShooters Way514 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road705 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road788 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Costco WholesaleCostco, 100 South Oak Way647 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road788 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches441 yd
Le Club Reading
MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool453 yd
Reading Fc (Madejski Stadium)
MADEJSKI STADIUM MADEJSKI STADIUM SHOOTERS WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches453 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool640 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Reading)
DRAKE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool791 yd
Nuffield Health (Reading)
SOUTH OAK WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool841 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 80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 30.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s10.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s20.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s20.0%

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

Safety

Is Acre Road dangerous?

In 2023, 265 crimes were reported near Acre Road . 37% 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 0SU.

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

More Crime Statistics for Acre Road, Reading, RG2 0SU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 265
Violence And Sexual Offences 84
Shoplifting 33
Public Order 27
Criminal Damage And Arson 26
Anti Social Behaviour 24
Vehicle Crime 21
Other Theft 17
Burglary 15
Bicycle Theft 10
Drugs 7
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Commercial Road483 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Shooters Way276 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shooters Way276 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shooters Way276 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shooters Way276 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area276 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Commercial Road483 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Commercial Road483 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Commercial Road483 yd
More Crime Statistics for Acre Road, Reading, RG2 0SU

Employment

RG2 0SU 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 0SU 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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