Poplar Gardens is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 7EP 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 Poplar Gardens, Reading, RG2 7EP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8EX, RG2 8HA, RG2 7ER, RG2 8HD, RG2 8JZ, RG2 8EA, RG2 8EB, RG2 8HP, RG2 8JB.

Poplar Gardens Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Poplar Gardens are based on 6 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 7EP

Average Price
£287,839
Semi-Detached
£287,839
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Poplar Gardens

Average Price
£287,839
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Poplar GardensStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 Poplar Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002020-06-04 £314,507
10 Poplar Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£235,0002015-06-11 £292,236
4 Poplar Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002000-12-22 £300,881
9 Poplar Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£100,0002000-03-30 £296,533
9 Poplar Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£53,0001997-04-15 £273,794

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		805 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,403 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,596 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,651 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 		221 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		469 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		846 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,196 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		1,344 yd Community school No 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 		1,146 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,356 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		2,120 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,407 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,422 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 		279 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		703 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,470 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,868 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,887 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
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road94 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road203 yd
Emmbrook Court Very Sheltered HousingEmmbrook Court386 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road206 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Best Kebab House234c Shinfield Road53 yd
Subway234a Shinfield Road53 yd
Red Onion Tandoori234c Shinfield Road53 yd
Jamrock Jerkngrill230 Shinfield Road91 yd
KFC207 Shinfield Road94 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road94 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches387 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts655 yd
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches722 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool975 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches1,001 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 speed40 Mbit/s
Average download speed208.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Poplar Gardens Street dangerous?

In 2023, 326 crimes were reported near Poplar Gardens . 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 7EP.

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

More Crime Statistics for Poplar Gardens, Reading, RG2 7EP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 326
Violence And Sexual Offences 129
Shoplifting 54
Other Theft 24
Criminal Damage And Arson 23
Burglary 22
Anti Social Behaviour 21
Public Order 19
Vehicle Crime 16
Drugs 6
Bicycle Theft 5
Other Crime 5
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Beech Road345 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Egerton Road355 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shinfield Road122 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fair Lawn Green367 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wavell Close379 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Beech Road345 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Beech Road345 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Beech Road345 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area96 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Langdale Gardens414 yd
More Crime Statistics for Poplar Gardens, Reading, RG2 7EP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 7EP 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 Employee87
Part-Time Employee40
Self-Employed31
Retired27
Looking after home or family25
Student (economically inactive)23
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Unemployed11
Other10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Education22
Human health and social work activities13
Transport and storage11
Administrative and support service activities10
Other9
Construction9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Information and communication4
Manufacturing4
Real estate activities2
Mining and quarrying1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female213
Male170

Partnership Status

Single136
Married: Opposite sex108
Separated8
Divorced23
Widowed10

Health

Very good health163
Good health141
Fair health51
Bad health19
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications82
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 45
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 54
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian13
Pakistani58
Other Asian15
Black African9
Black Caribbean12
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and Caribbean13
Mixed Other5
White227
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom299
European Union18
Rest of Europe7
Africa5
Middle East and Asia45
The Americas and the Caribbean8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK299
10+ Years68
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom243
Italy5
Portugal3
Poland1
Romania2
Other EU countries6
Other Europe3
Southern Asia15
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held99

Religion

No religion155
Christian111
Buddhist5
Hindu8
Muslim74
Sikh5
Other religion5
Not answered19
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