South Drive is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 7DP is located in the Church electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about South Drive, Reading, RG2 7DP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG6 5TZ, RG6 5TX, RG6 5TH, RG6 5UA, RG2 7DX, RG6 5TU, RG6 5TS, RG2 7DS, RG2 7DU.

South Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on South Drive are based on 10 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 7DP

Average Price
£505,304
Semi-Detached
£462,310
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£526,801
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Drive

Average Price
£562,241
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 South Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£468,0002023-07-11 £447,348
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£565,0002019-01-18 £591,173
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£575,0002018-07-31 £596,799
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£560,0002016-08-31 £575,532
2 South Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002006-12-02 £526,103

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,036 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,307 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,390 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 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		367 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		546 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		958 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane, Earley RG6 5UZ 		1,301 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,562 yd Voluntary aided 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 		1,350 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,476 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,782 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,049 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,064 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		115 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,046 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,153 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,744 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 		1,783 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
Emmbrook Court Very Sheltered HousingEmmbrook Court50 yd
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road338 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road563 yd
Trilobite CafeHealth & Life Sciences Building, University of Reading892 yd
Flavours of TandoorChalfont Close1,062 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road180 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Jamrock Jerkngrill230 Shinfield Road293 yd
KFC207 Shinfield Road338 yd
Greggs203-205 Shinfield Road338 yd
Best Kebab House234c Shinfield Road420 yd
Subway234a Shinfield Road420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road338 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches236 yd
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches857 yd
Leighton Park School
LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool942 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches1,016 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts1,020 yd
Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club
BEECH LANE 		indoor bowls1,090 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%

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

Safety

Is South Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 326 crimes were reported near South Drive . 31% 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 7DP.

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

More Crime Statistics for South Drive, Reading, RG2 7DP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 326
Violence And Sexual Offences 131
Shoplifting 54
Other Theft 32
Public Order 25
Criminal Damage And Arson 20
Anti Social Behaviour 18
Burglary 16
Vehicle Crime 15
Drugs 6
Bicycle Theft 4
Other Crime 3
Possession Of Weapons 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hawthorn Gardens446 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Falstaff Avenue388 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shinfield Rise463 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fair Lawn Green374 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area339 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area339 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area339 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area339 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Copperdale Close537 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Beech Road218 yd
More Crime Statistics for South Drive, Reading, RG2 7DP

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in RG2 7DP area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7DP 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

Retired78
Full-Time Employee75
Self-Employed30
Student (economically inactive)18
Part-Time Employee17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed7
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Education20
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Information and communication15
Human health and social work activities13
Other11
Administrative and support service activities10
Construction7
Financial and insurance activities4
Transport and storage4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Accommodation and food service activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Manufacturing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female160
Male140

Partnership Status

Single70
Married: Opposite sex128
Separated2
Divorced16
Widowed40

Health

Very good health139
Good health116
Fair health37
Bad health7
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 127
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese9
Indian40
Pakistani43
Other Asian9
Black African13
Black Caribbean3
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other5
White151
Arab3
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom184
European Union14
Rest of Europe4
Africa22
Middle East and Asia68
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania4
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK184
10+ Years82
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom220
France2
Germany2
Italy1
Spain1
Lithuania3
Poland2
Other EU countries3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa8
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia17
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania4
No passport held31

Religion

No religion65
Christian114
Buddhist1
Hindu32
Jewish1
Muslim55
Sikh8
Other religion4
Not answered21
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