Birch Green is in Reading and in Wokingham district.
RG2 8HS is located in the Shinfield North electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Wokingham. This postcode has been in use
since 1983-03-01.
StreetScan combines information about Birch Green, Reading, RG2 8HS and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8HR, RG2 8HT, RG2 8HU, RG2 8JN, RG2 8JJ, RG2 8JG, RG2 8JT, RG2 8JH, RG2 8JU.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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6 Birch Green, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £239,950 | 2022-03-31 | £247,316 |
9 Birch Green, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £190,000 | 2020-11-30 | £214,293 |
10 Birch Green, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £165,000 | 2019-12-04 | £185,194 |
6 Birch Green, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £200,000 | 2019-08-21 | £227,891 |
9 Birch Green, Reading, Wokingham Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £198,000 | 2015-10-30 | £231,032 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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4out of 4 | Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT | 1,093 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ | 5,409 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU | 5,434 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA | 5,441 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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2out of 4 | Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX | 408 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH | 451 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH | 451 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow, RG2 8JD | 919 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Hillside Primary School Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ | 1,280 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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2out of 4 | John Madejski Academy 125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF | 663 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
1out of 4 | Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY | 1,832 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Girls | More About School |
3out of 4 | Oakbank Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER | 2,291 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS | 3,089 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Reading School Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW | 3,282 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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- not rated | Crosfields School Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL | 580 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus 401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA | 1,036 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Leighton Park School Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED | 1,313 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU | 2,137 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | The Vine Christian School Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF | 2,277 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Food Avenue | 168a Whitley Wood Road | 451 yd | |
Baxter Storey at Wood | Shinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane | 582 yd | |
China Garden 888 | 250 Shinfield Road | 874 yd | |
Pret A Manger | 211 Shinfield Road | 1,093 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Shinfield Arms | Shinfield Road | 1,002 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Curry Chef | 469 Northumberland Avenue | 442 yd | |
Dragon Garden | 471 Northumberland Avenue | 442 yd | |
Shapla Tandoori | 248c Shinfield Road | 874 yd | |
Woody's Grill | 248 Shinfield Road | 874 yd | |
Papa Johns | 223 Shinfield Road | 978 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Co-operative Food | 164-168 Whitley Wood Road | 504 yd | |
Lidl | 565-575 Basingstoke Road | 1,024 yd | |
Tesco Express | 203-205 Shinfield Road | 1,093 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Crosfields School SHINFIELD ROAD | grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts | 495 yd |
Christ The King Catholic Primary School CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD | grass pitches | 538 yd |
John Madejski Academy HARTLAND ROAD | artificial grass pitch, tennis courts | 777 yd |
South Reading Leisure Centre NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 876 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
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% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Median download speed | 100 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 119 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 350 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 350 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 10 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 12.6 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 35 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 277 crimes were reported
near Birch Green .
36% 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 8HS.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 277 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 106 |
Shoplifting | 44 |
Anti Social Behaviour | 27 |
Criminal Damage And Arson | 22 |
Other Theft | 21 |
Public Order | 19 |
Vehicle Crime | 10 |
Burglary | 7 |
Bicycle Theft | 6 |
Other Crime | 6 |
Drugs | 3 |
Theft From The Person | 3 |
Robbery | 2 |
Possession Of Weapons | 1 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 8HS.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-12 | Public order | Under investigation | On or near Brybur Close | 432 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Winton Road | 496 yd |
2023-12 | Shoplifting | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 391 yd |
2023-12 | Public order | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 391 yd |
2023-12 | Public order | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 391 yd |
2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Under investigation | On or near Durham Close | 492 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Brybur Close | 432 yd |
2023-12 | Theft from the person | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Winton Road | 496 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Wincanton Road | 535 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Perigee | 496 yd |
Full-Time Employee | 131 |
Part-Time Employee | 44 |
Self-Employed | 34 |
Retired | 30 |
Looking after home or family | 15 |
Student (economically inactive) | 13 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 10 |
Unemployed | 9 |
Other | 7 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 6 |
Human health and social work activities | 33 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 26 |
Construction | 16 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 14 |
Other | 14 |
Administrative and support service activities | 13 |
Transport and storage | 13 |
Information and communication | 13 |
Education | 13 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 12 |
Manufacturing | 6 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 6 |
Financial and insurance activities | 5 |
Mining and quarrying | 2 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2 |
Female | 192 |
Male | 193 |
Single | 153 |
Married: Opposite sex | 108 |
Separated | 6 |
Divorced | 17 |
Widowed | 13 |
Very good health | 195 |
Good health | 134 |
Fair health | 45 |
Bad health | 9 |
Very bad health | 2 |
No qualifications | 60 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 51 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 49 |
Apprenticeship | 9 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 51 |
Degree or Similar | 70 |
Other | 10 |
Chinese | 1 |
Indian | 11 |
Pakistani | 8 |
Other Asian | 15 |
Black African | 20 |
Black Caribbean | 8 |
Other Black | 4 |
Mixed White and Asian | 1 |
Mixed White and African | 3 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 14 |
Mixed Other | 2 |
White | 292 |
Roma | 1 |
Other | 5 |
United Kingdom | 295 |
European Union | 34 |
Rest of Europe | 3 |
Africa | 20 |
Middle East and Asia | 25 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 8 |
Born in the UK | 295 |
10+ Years | 36 |
5-10 Years | 32 |
2-5 Years | 7 |
Less than 2 years | 15 |
United Kingdom | 275 |
Germany | 2 |
Italy | 9 |
Portugal | 6 |
Poland | 10 |
Romania | 9 |
Other EU countries | 10 |
Other Europe | 1 |
South and Eastern Africa | 7 |
Southern Asia | 5 |
No passport held | 49 |
No religion | 170 |
Christian | 171 |
Buddhist | 7 |
Hindu | 4 |
Muslim | 17 |
Sikh | 4 |
Not answered | 13 |