Shinfield Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 7BJ is located in the Church electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2008-04-01.
StreetScan combines information about Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7BJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 7BP, RG2 7HF, RG2 7HD, RG2 7JD, RG2 7HE, RG2 7BW, RG2 7HJ, RG2 7HH, RG2 7HL.

Shinfield Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shinfield Road are based on 185 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 7BJ

Average Price
£274,626
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£274,626
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shinfield Road

Average Price
£522,943
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shinfield Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 5 Wessex Gate Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£225,0002021-10-29 £218,285
Flat 6 Wessex Gate Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002020-05-04 £274,955
Flat 4 Wessex Gate Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002009-04-24 £248,903
Flat 9 Wessex Gate Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£220,0002008-06-11 £279,063
Flat 1 Wessex Gate Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£230,0002008-05-15 £289,550

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,236 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,218 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		3,255 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		3,959 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 4Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road, RG1 5QH 		924 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		1,000 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		1,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,379 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		1,525 yd Community school 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 		806 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,063 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		1,345 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		1,354 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		1,647 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		443 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		592 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		830 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		850 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		909 yd Other independent school No 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
Eat at St Patricks & St Patrick's Bar at University of Reading20 Northcourt Avenue354 yd
Eat at AgricultureUniversity Of Reading, Earley Gate358 yd
The Breakfast BoxEdith Morley Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights Road358 yd
Sizzling Spice62 Christchurch Road551 yd
Trilobite CafeHealth & Life Sciences Building, University of Reading604 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Northcourt Bars & Dining at University of Reading22 Northcourt Avenue194 yd
The Queens Head54 Christchurch Road551 yd
Mojo's BarReading University Students' Union, Pepper Lane658 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza64 Christchurch Road551 yd
Spicy Hyderabad77 Northumberland Avenue842 yd
Dilwar Pindi Express87 Northumberland Avenue842 yd
Bo Wah85 Northumberland Avenue842 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Leighton Park School
LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool321 yd
University Of Reading Sports Park
SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts422 yd
Cintra Park
FICKLING COURT FICKLING COURT SHERFIELD DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts643 yd
Reading Girls' School
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		grass pitches, tennis courts857 yd
St Joseph'S College
UPPER REDLANDS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool892 yd
St Joseph'S College Stp
ADDINGTON ROAD 		tennis courts1,000 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 0.0%
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 speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed95.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.54 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.54 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed29.56 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Shinfield Road dangerous?

In 2023, 195 crimes were reported near Shinfield Road . 45% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG2 7BJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7BJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 195
Violence And Sexual Offences 60
Bicycle Theft 28
Vehicle Crime 23
Other Theft 21
Burglary 16
Public Order 14
Criminal Damage And Arson 11
Anti Social Behaviour 11
Possession Of Weapons 4
Drugs 3
Shoplifting 2
Robbery 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 7BJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Stanhope Road449 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building351 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Sherfield Close326 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sherfield Drive326 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Weardale Close202 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Northcourt Avenue150 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northcourt Avenue150 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Northcourt Avenue150 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building343 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Benson Close471 yd
More Crime Statistics for Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7BJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7BJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)890
Full-Time Student (with or without job)209
Retired28
Full-Time Employee19
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Other2
Looking after home or family1
Self-Employed1
Part-Time Employee1
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles67
Accommodation and food service activities48
Education35
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Information and communication10
Other10
Human health and social work activities6
Administrative and support service activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities3
Construction2
Manufacturing2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female619
Male536

Partnership Status

Single1120
Married: Opposite sex15
Separated1
Divorced5
Widowed11

Health

Very good health677
Good health384
Fair health77
Bad health16
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications18
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 3
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 899
Degree or Similar 159
Other21

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese50
Indian68
Pakistani12
Other Asian22
Black African35
Black Caribbean6
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean13
Mixed Other5
White899
Roma2
Arab7
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom921
European Union91
Rest of Europe10
Africa20
Middle East and Asia99
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania1
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK921
10+ Years33
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years173

Passport Held

United Kingdom948
Ireland10
France7
Germany3
Italy12
Spain3
Poland4
Romania2
Other EU countries54
Other Europe5
Central and Western Africa11
South and Eastern Africa6
Middle East4
Eastern Asia33
Southern Asia16
South-East Asia15
North America and the Caribbean5
No passport held19

Religion

No religion494
Christian356
Buddhist8
Hindu32
Jewish5
Muslim25
Sikh21
Other religion3
Not answered213
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