Drake Way is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0WR is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 2011-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0WR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0PD, RG2 0WT, RG2 0NX, RG2 0PQ, RG2 0PA, RG2 0WS, RG2 0WW, RG2 0GT, RG2 0NZ.

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 0WR

Average Price
£288,440
Semi-Detached
£457,995
Terraced
£440,523
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£222,714
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
21 Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£470,0002023-11-24 £456,863
Flat 9 27 Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£212,0002022-04-29 £203,776
Flat 6 27 Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£195,0002022-04-01 £187,435
Flat 2 27 Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£235,0002019-12-20 £228,747
Flat 7 27 Drake Way, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£218,0002019-06-25 £207,692

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,469 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,225 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,412 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		5,318 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		5,417 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 		905 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		1,272 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		1,500 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road, Coley Park RG1 6DU 		1,546 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Park Village Primary Academy
2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park RG2 6AX 		1,607 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 		1,273 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,491 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		2,396 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		2,439 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		2,461 yd Voluntary aided school 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 		783 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,424 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		1,701 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,928 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		2,238 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 Avenue158 yd
Gymfinity Kids ReadingGillette Way336 yd
The HexagonQueens Walk385 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road520 yd
TeamSport Indoor KartingCradock Road841 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way336 yd
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road481 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road690 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Green Bike Food CompanyGillette Way439 yd
New City Fish Bar52 Buckland Road653 yd
Royal Chef261 Basingstoke Road660 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road795 yd
Crispy Fish232 Northumberland Avenue1,022 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road481 yd
Aldi350 Basingstoke Road530 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Livingwell Health Club (Reading)
DRAKE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool220 yd
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite521 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches1,066 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 53.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 53.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed97.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed318.09 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed318.09 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.96 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Drake Way Street dangerous?

In 2023, 584 crimes were reported near Drake Way . Only 17% 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 0WR.

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 0WR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 584
Violence And Sexual Offences 111
Anti Social Behaviour 80
Other Theft 77
Vehicle Crime 72
Shoplifting 66
Criminal Damage And Arson 53
Burglary 39
Public Order 33
Bicycle Theft 28
Theft From The Person 9
Drugs 7
Other Crime 6
Robbery 2
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Midgham Way95 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near A3369 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Commercial Road520 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Drake Way228 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket522 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area403 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket522 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket522 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Longships Way357 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Commercial Road520 yd
More Crime Statistics for Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0WR

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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