Orchard Court is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8PH is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1990-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Orchard Court, Reading, RG2 8PH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8QR, RG2 8PU, RG2 8PT, RG2 8PQ, RG2 8PR, RG2 8TD, RG2 8AQ, RG2 8LF, RG2 8LE.

Orchard Court Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Orchard Court 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 8PH

Average Price
£109,678
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£109,678
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Orchard Court

Average Price
£109,678
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Orchard CourtStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Orchard Court, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£80,5002018-12-19 £74,602
5 Orchard Court, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£80,0002017-11-10 £70,663
16 Orchard Court, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£82,5002017-03-31 £74,091
8 Orchard Court, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£84,5002007-01-19 £108,937
1 Orchard Court, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£120,0002005-02-18 £171,208

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,683 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 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		577 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		577 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		736 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlder Grove Church of England Primary School
Alder Grove, RG2 9RA 		1,567 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,672 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 		1,023 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		1,620 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,364 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,858 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,912 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		611 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,304 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,513 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,082 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,509 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
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road383 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane532 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North885 yd
Nando'sUnit B973 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way1,079 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen)Church Lane690 yd
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway746 yd
The Shinfield ArmsShinfield Road931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road822 yd
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue873 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue873 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road350 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road822 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches789 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool932 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 speed44.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed136.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed9.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Orchard Court Street dangerous?

In 2023, 315 crimes were reported near Orchard Court . 32% 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 8PH.

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

More Crime Statistics for Orchard Court, Reading, RG2 8PH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 315
Violence And Sexual Offences 108
Shoplifting 43
Criminal Damage And Arson 32
Vehicle Crime 28
Public Order 27
Anti Social Behaviour 26
Other Theft 26
Burglary 8
Drugs 5
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 4
Theft From The Person 2
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lexington Grove354 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Orchard Court0 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket453 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket453 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wincanton Road406 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place518 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Poldark Place518 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close361 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close361 yd
More Crime Statistics for Orchard Court, Reading, RG2 8PH

Employment

RG2 8PH area has a 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 Employee70
Retired44
Part-Time Employee27
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Self-Employed16
Other11
Unemployed10
Looking after home or family8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Student (economically inactive)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Information and communication12
Human health and social work activities11
Education9
Accommodation and food service activities7
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities6
Transport and storage5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Other3
Manufacturing2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Financial and insurance activities1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female132
Male126

Partnership Status

Single92
Married: Opposite sex75
Separated6
Divorced34
Widowed10

Health

Very good health109
Good health90
Fair health37
Bad health18
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 27
Degree or Similar 60
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese1
Indian9
Pakistani17
Other Asian10
Black African15
Black Caribbean5
Other Black1
Mixed White and Caribbean11
Mixed Other3
White175
Roma2
Arab3
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom190
European Union27
Rest of Europe2
Africa10
Middle East and Asia22
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK190
10+ Years39
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years9
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom160
Ireland3
France5
Italy4
Portugal4
Poland2
Romania6
Other EU countries11
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia9
No passport held52

Religion

No religion96
Christian109
Hindu5
Muslim30
Sikh1
Other religion3
Not answered15
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