Rushden Drive is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8LJ 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 Rushden Drive, Reading, RG2 8LJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8LP, RG2 8JA, RG2 8HX, RG2 8JX, RG2 8LL, RG2 8JW, RG2 8JD, RG2 8HQ, RG2 8JB.

Rushden Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Rushden Drive are based on 27 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 8LJ

Average Price
£377,283
Semi-Detached
£383,615
Terraced
£354,193
Detached
£401,110
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rushden Drive

Average Price
£377,283
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rushden DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Rushden Drive, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£400,0002023-03-31 £377,018
2 Rushden Drive, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£440,0002021-09-29 £439,213
17 Rushden Drive, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£320,0002021-02-12 £327,505
20 Rushden Drive, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£375,5002018-02-16 £386,347
23 Rushden Drive, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002017-03-31 £317,194

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		783 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,722 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,870 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,904 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 		276 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		723 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		868 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		894 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		1,032 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 		903 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,461 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		2,421 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		2,716 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,730 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		444 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		613 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,685 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,776 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,926 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
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road191 yd
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road393 yd
Emmbrook Court Very Sheltered HousingEmmbrook Court720 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road540 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shapla Tandoori248c Shinfield Road191 yd
Woody's Grill248 Shinfield Road191 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road288 yd
Pizza Hut231a Shinfield Road288 yd
Mr Cod225 Shinfield Road288 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road393 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts357 yd
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches682 yd
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches743 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool824 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts950 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches969 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches1,089 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed175.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Rushden Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 288 crimes were reported near Rushden Drive . 35% 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 8LJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Rushden Drive, Reading, RG2 8LJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 288
Violence And Sexual Offences 95
Shoplifting 54
Other Theft 27
Burglary 22
Criminal Damage And Arson 20
Vehicle Crime 18
Public Order 17
Anti Social Behaviour 16
Bicycle Theft 6
Drugs 5
Other Crime 5
Possession Of Weapons 2
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shinfield Road237 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area393 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wavell Close445 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brybur Close308 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Brybur Close308 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rowdell Drive446 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Newstead Rise119 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shinfield Road237 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road212 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road212 yd
More Crime Statistics for Rushden Drive, Reading, RG2 8LJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee104
Retired61
Self-Employed29
Part-Time Employee29
Looking after home or family26
Student (economically inactive)10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Other6
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Unemployed5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Human health and social work activities19
Information and communication18
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Education15
Manufacturing12
Construction12
Transport and storage12
Financial and insurance activities12
Accommodation and food service activities10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Administrative and support service activities9
Other8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Real estate activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female163
Male183

Partnership Status

Single89
Married: Opposite sex158
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced17
Widowed16

Health

Very good health163
Good health122
Fair health40
Bad health14
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
Degree or Similar 85
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian14
Pakistani37
Other Asian16
Black African4
Black Caribbean8
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other1
White238
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Roma4
Arab3
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom243
European Union31
Rest of Europe7
Africa8
Middle East and Asia48
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK243
10+ Years58
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom247
Germany2
Italy1
Portugal1
Poland11
Romania5
Other EU countries13
Other Europe2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East3
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia18
Central and South America4
No passport held37

Religion

No religion106
Christian140
Buddhist4
Hindu17
Jewish1
Muslim45
Sikh5
Not answered25
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