Shinfield Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 7DS 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 Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7DS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 7DU, RG6 5UA, RG2 7ER, RG6 5TS, RG2 7EG, RG2 7EQ, RG6 5TZ, RG2 7DP, RG2 8HA.

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 7DS

Average Price
£296,380
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£319,428
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£211,868
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
177 Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£245,5002023-09-08 £235,165
185 Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£245,0002016-02-05 £263,174
189 Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£244,5012015-08-28 £286,164
179 Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£255,0002015-08-25 £298,452
181 Shinfield Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£261,0002015-07-24 £311,318

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		872 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,214 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,425 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,493 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 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		371 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		393 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		909 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,384 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane, Earley RG6 5UZ 		1,401 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 		1,307 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,316 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,949 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,207 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,222 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 		75 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		892 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,284 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,791 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,802 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable 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
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road180 yd
Emmbrook Court Very Sheltered HousingEmmbrook Court181 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road397 yd
Trilobite CafeHealth & Life Sciences Building, University of Reading1,040 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road2 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Jamrock Jerkngrill230 Shinfield Road120 yd
KFC207 Shinfield Road180 yd
Greggs203-205 Shinfield Road180 yd
Best Kebab House234c Shinfield Road247 yd
Subway234a Shinfield Road247 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road180 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches272 yd
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches795 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts854 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches1,014 yd
Leighton Park School
LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,054 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 speed44.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed97 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed6.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Shinfield Road dangerous?

In 2023, 355 crimes were reported near Shinfield Road . Only 29% 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 7DS.

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 7DS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 355
Violence And Sexual Offences 145
Shoplifting 54
Other Theft 31
Public Order 25
Criminal Damage And Arson 23
Anti Social Behaviour 21
Burglary 19
Vehicle Crime 17
Drugs 7
Bicycle Theft 5
Other Crime 4
Possession Of Weapons 3
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 7DS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hawthorn Gardens466 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rowland Way487 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Laburnum Gardens421 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fair Lawn Green341 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hawthorn Gardens466 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shinfield Road319 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shinfield Road319 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area182 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area182 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area182 yd
More Crime Statistics for Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7DS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7DS 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

Full-Time Employee89
Retired36
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed26
Looking after home or family23
Student (economically inactive)17
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)14
Other13
Unemployed6

Employment Industry

Education23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Human health and social work activities17
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Accommodation and food service activities13
Information and communication12
Construction11
Transport and storage11
Other9
Administrative and support service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Financial and insurance activities4
Manufacturing3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female184
Male164

Partnership Status

Single108
Married: Opposite sex116
Separated7
Divorced17
Widowed18

Health

Very good health151
Good health127
Fair health50
Bad health17
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications61
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
Degree or Similar 110
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese10
Indian23
Pakistani23
Other Asian13
Black African9
Black Caribbean4
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other10
White230
Roma1
Arab6
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom247
European Union22
Rest of Europe2
Africa9
Middle East and Asia57
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK247
10+ Years69
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom258
Ireland2
France1
Portugal6
Lithuania1
Poland8
Romania5
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia10
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held40

Religion

No religion145
Christian120
Buddhist6
Hindu17
Jewish1
Muslim33
Not answered26
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