George Palmer Close is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 7QW is located in the Katesgrove electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2013-05-01.
StreetScan combines information about George Palmer Close, Reading, RG2 7QW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 7QU, RG2 0EP, RG2 7PW, RG2 0NS, RG2 7PS, RG2 7PN, RG2 7AX, RG2 7BL, RG2 0EL.

George Palmer Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on George Palmer Close are based on 35 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 7QW

Average Price
£421,327
Semi-Detached
£455,132
Terraced
£383,645
Detached
£497,852
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for George Palmer Close

Average Price
£425,352
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on George Palmer CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
20 George Palmer Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£470,0002023-06-22 £454,394
28 George Palmer Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£482,0002022-06-24 £451,019
14 George Palmer Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£385,0002021-05-28 £398,842
7 George Palmer Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£423,0002021-02-05 £443,678
26 George Palmer Close, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£545,0002020-12-17 £563,734

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,472 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		2,968 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,074 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,750 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		5,323 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 Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		182 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		387 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street, RG1 2NL 		1,087 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,384 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street, RG1 6AZ 		1,387 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 		731 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,134 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		1,147 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		1,987 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		1,990 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		163 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		258 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		532 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		688 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		860 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
The Meme's Kitchen57 Basingstoke Road283 yd
Dhaulagiri kitchen cafe and restaurant63 Basingstoke Road296 yd
Dough Bros87 Northumberland Avenue337 yd
Kyaneez103 Basingstoke Road426 yd
Dailyz30 Canterbury Road523 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Reading Bowling Club94 Kendrick Road595 yd
The Queens Head54 Christchurch Road615 yd
Northcourt Bars & Dining at University of Reading22 Northcourt Avenue759 yd
The Hop Leaf163 Southampton Street874 yd
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road1,016 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Go Go49 Basingstoke Road296 yd
Alamin Tandoori75 Basingstoke Road296 yd
Wok on Wheels59 Basingstoke Road328 yd
Spicy Hyderabad77 Northumberland Avenue337 yd
Dilwar Pindi Express87 Northumberland Avenue337 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ahmed Superstore69-71 Whitley Street441 yd
Tesco55 Whitley Street528 yd
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road1,016 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cintra Park
FICKLING COURT FICKLING COURT SHERFIELD DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts366 yd
Express Fitness Gym (Closed)
Whitley Street 		health and fitness suite523 yd
Reading Girls' School
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		grass pitches, tennis courts601 yd
Reading School Grass Pitches
MORGAN ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts802 yd
University Of Reading Sports Park
SHINFIELD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts809 yd
The Abbey School
KENDRICK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool897 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 0.0%
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 speed60.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed59.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed72.84 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed72.84 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is George Palmer Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 798 crimes were reported near George Palmer Close . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG2 7QW.

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

More Crime Statistics for George Palmer Close, Reading, RG2 7QW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 798
Violence And Sexual Offences 273
Anti Social Behaviour 78
Shoplifting 77
Public Order 67
Other Theft 62
Criminal Damage And Arson 62
Vehicle Crime 59
Burglary 42
Bicycle Theft 21
Drugs 20
Theft From The Person 16
Other Crime 11
Robbery 6
Possession Of Weapons 4

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Vicarage Road346 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Street521 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Newcastle Road453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Corbridge Road453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Newcastle Road453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Newcastle Road453 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Corbridge Road453 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Newcastle Road453 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Corbridge Road453 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Whitley Street521 yd
More Crime Statistics for George Palmer Close, Reading, RG2 7QW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee201
Retired69
Part-Time Employee43
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)21
Other17
Looking after home or family14
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Unemployed13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Information and communication25
Education23
Human health and social work activities20
Accommodation and food service activities15
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Other12
Transport and storage7
Manufacturing7
Administrative and support service activities7
Construction6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Real estate activities4
Financial and insurance activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female263
Male273

Partnership Status

Single184
Married: Opposite sex161
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated12
Divorced31
Widowed29

Health

Very good health313
Good health149
Fair health48
Bad health18
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications86
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship21
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 202
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese18
Indian101
Pakistani10
Other Asian36
Black African24
Black Caribbean9
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other4
White305
Arab4
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom260
European Union89
Rest of Europe14
Africa25
Middle East and Asia136
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK260
10+ Years117
5-10 Years63
2-5 Years61
Less than 2 years35

Passport Held

United Kingdom276
Ireland11
France1
Italy10
Portugal30
Spain2
Lithuania7
Poland21
Romania22
Other EU countries24
Other Europe5
Central and Western Africa10
South and Eastern Africa6
Middle East4
Eastern Asia13
Southern Asia38
South-East Asia4
Central and South America1
No passport held53

Religion

No religion161
Christian215
Buddhist6
Hindu69
Muslim38
Sikh6
Other religion8
Not answered33
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