Ashmore Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8AG 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 Ashmore Road, Reading, RG2 8AG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8AT, RG2 8AS, RG2 8AF, RG2 8AE, RG2 8BS, RG2 8AN, RG2 8AD, RG2 8AP, RG2 8AU.

Ashmore Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ashmore Road are based on 56 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 8AG

Average Price
£263,751
Semi-Detached
£283,853
Terraced
£251,690
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ashmore Road

Average Price
£263,751
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ashmore Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
44 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£345,0002023-10-12 £327,227
9 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£350,0002023-07-24 £337,500
37 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£313,0002022-10-28 £292,043
10 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£302,0002022-06-21 £282,589
54 Ashmore Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£275,0002021-12-01 £273,204

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		630 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,804 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,875 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 		485 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		553 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		664 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		664 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,025 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 		242 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,176 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		2,763 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,821 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		2,990 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,293 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,304 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,426 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,715 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,745 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
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road771 yd
Turkish Mangal228 Northumberland Avenue828 yd
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road881 yd
The HexagonQueens Walk897 yd
Gymfinity Kids ReadingGillette Way1,004 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road564 yd
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way1,004 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue464 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue464 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road508 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road672 yd
Crispy Fish232 Northumberland Avenue828 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road672 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road888 yd
Aldi350 Basingstoke Road957 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts127 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool293 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches446 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches684 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool800 yd
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite967 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 speed138.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Ashmore Road dangerous?

In 2023, 455 crimes were reported near Ashmore Road . Only 23% 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 8AG.

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

More Crime Statistics for Ashmore Road, Reading, RG2 8AG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 455
Violence And Sexual Offences 218
Anti Social Behaviour 61
Criminal Damage And Arson 49
Public Order 31
Vehicle Crime 27
Other Theft 22
Burglary 13
Bicycle Theft 8
Drugs 7
Other Crime 6
Robbery 5
Possession Of Weapons 4
Theft From The Person 3
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 8AG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Corinne Close382 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Ashmore Road186 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chagford Road403 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chagford Road403 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area417 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chagford Road403 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chagford Road403 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road387 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road387 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road387 yd
More Crime Statistics for Ashmore Road, Reading, RG2 8AG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee95
Part-Time Employee42
Retired41
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Looking after home or family23
Student (economically inactive)18
Self-Employed17
Other15
Unemployed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Human health and social work activities21
Education14
Manufacturing12
Administrative and support service activities10
Information and communication9
Transport and storage6
Construction6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Other2
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female202
Male197

Partnership Status

Single152
Married: Opposite sex95
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated10
Divorced20
Widowed10

Health

Very good health171
Good health148
Fair health57
Bad health19
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications81
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 44
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 60
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian4
Pakistani29
Other Asian11
Black African32
Black Caribbean9
Other Black12
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other3
White269
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab6
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom306
European Union23
Rest of Europe6
Africa26
Middle East and Asia28
The Americas and the Caribbean9
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK306
10+ Years59
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years9
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom254
Ireland6
France2
Germany2
Italy1
Portugal1
Spain4
Lithuania4
Poland11
Romania2
Other Europe3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa9
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia7
Central and South America1
No passport held88

Religion

No religion133
Christian175
Hindu9
Muslim43
Other religion4
Not answered36
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