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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 7SR, RG2 7ST, RG2 7SX, RG2 7SP, RG2 7SU, RG2 7SN, RG2 0HY, RG2 7RH, RG2 7SB.

Brent Gardens Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brent Gardens are based on 12 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 7SS

Average Price
£283,636
Semi-Detached
£283,636
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brent Gardens

Average Price
£283,636
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brent GardensStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Brent Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£275,5002020-04-27 £299,622
5 Brent Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£296,7002018-03-23 £314,907
13 Brent Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002016-11-11 £299,021
5 Brent Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£205,0002015-11-26 £235,959
13 Brent Gardens, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£176,0002013-06-10 £274,130

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		897 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		3,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,926 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		5,236 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		567 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		673 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		1,085 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,480 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,590 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 		487 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,271 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		1,922 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		1,986 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,586 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		261 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		763 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		1,101 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,231 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,670 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
Turkish Mangal228 Northumberland Avenue337 yd
Dailyz30 Canterbury Road345 yd
Gymfinity Kids ReadingGillette Way486 yd
Kyaneez103 Basingstoke Road524 yd
The HexagonQueens Walk538 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road315 yd
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way486 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road687 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Royal Chef261 Basingstoke Road140 yd
New City Fish Bar52 Buckland Road160 yd
Crispy Fish232 Northumberland Avenue337 yd
Eastern Vegan242 Northumberland Avenue337 yd
The Golden Dragon230 Northumberland Avenue337 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aldi350 Basingstoke Road286 yd
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road315 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite291 yd
Reading Girls' School
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		grass pitches, tennis courts426 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Reading)
DRAKE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool958 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,000 yd
Cintra Park
FICKLING COURT FICKLING COURT SHERFIELD DRIVE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts1,065 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 speed136.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed7.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Brent Gardens Street dangerous?

In 2023, 661 crimes were reported near Brent Gardens . Only 14% 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 7SS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Brent Gardens, Reading, RG2 7SS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 661
Violence And Sexual Offences 208
Other Theft 78
Shoplifting 75
Vehicle Crime 61
Public Order 53
Anti Social Behaviour 43
Criminal Damage And Arson 40
Burglary 33
Bicycle Theft 19
Other Crime 16
Drugs 13
Theft From The Person 10
Possession Of Weapons 6
Robbery 6

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Home Farm Close446 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Buckland Road82 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket314 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket314 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket314 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket314 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket314 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Seaton Gardens427 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Hyperion Way331 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hyperion Way331 yd
More Crime Statistics for Brent Gardens, Reading, RG2 7SS

Employment

RG2 7SS area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee94
Part-Time Employee47
Retired30
Self-Employed24
Other23
Looking after home or family21
Unemployed13
Student (economically inactive)12
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Accommodation and food service activities17
Transport and storage15
Human health and social work activities15
Administrative and support service activities13
Information and communication9
Construction8
Education8
Other7
Manufacturing5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Financial and insurance activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female169
Male186

Partnership Status

Single96
Married: Opposite sex136
Married: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced23
Widowed14

Health

Very good health161
Good health120
Fair health57
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications91
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 74
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese4
Indian14
Pakistani73
Other Asian38
Black African21
Black Caribbean5
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other9
White157
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Roma3
Arab1
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom211
European Union34
Rest of Europe3
Africa19
Middle East and Asia79
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK211
10+ Years81
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom207
Ireland3
France5
Germany5
Italy3
Portugal5
Spain3
Lithuania3
Poland8
Romania8
Other EU countries5
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia35
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America3
No passport held52

Religion

No religion80
Christian124
Buddhist16
Hindu16
Muslim103
Other religion3
Not answered13
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