Blandford Road is in Reading and in Reading district.
RG2 8RB 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 Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RB and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8RE, RG2 8RA, RG2 8LU, RG2 8BS, RG2 8LT, RG2 8AE, RG2 8RF, RG2 8LX, RG2 8BW.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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19 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £56,500 | 1995-09-14 | £322,487 |
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 | 846 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU | 5,063 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA | 5,133 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 | 369 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH | 437 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH | 437 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
2out of 4 | Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Brixham Road, RG2 7RB | 731 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow, RG2 8JD | 1,132 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 | 196 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
1out of 4 | Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY | 1,434 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Girls | More About School |
3out of 4 | Oakbank Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER | 2,563 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Reading School Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW | 3,017 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
4out of 4 | Kendrick School London Road, RG1 5BN | 3,248 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Girls | 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 | 1,249 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 | 1,512 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU | 1,547 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Leighton Park School Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED | 1,555 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | The Avenue Special School The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ | 1,974 yd | Academy special converter | 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 | 649 yd | |
Sodexo at Gillette | 452 Basingstoke Road | 897 yd | |
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading Imperium | Imperial Way | 968 yd | |
Compass at Waitrose Warehouse | Acre Road | 1,010 yd | |
The Hexagon | Queens Walk | 1,083 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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World Turned Upside Down | 387 Basingstoke Road | 741 yd | |
Beefeater & Premier Inn | Reading Gateway | 941 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Curry Chef | 469 Northumberland Avenue | 342 yd | |
Dragon Garden | 471 Northumberland Avenue | 342 yd | |
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao | 579 Basingstoke Road | 460 yd | |
Sakthi trading | 439 Basingstoke Road | 618 yd | |
Crispy Fish | 232 Northumberland Avenue | 1,086 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Lidl | 565-575 Basingstoke Road | 460 yd | |
Co-operative Food | 164-168 Whitley Wood Road | 649 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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John Madejski Academy HARTLAND ROAD | artificial grass pitch, tennis courts | 218 yd |
Christ The King Catholic Primary School CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD | grass pitches | 240 yd |
South Reading Leisure Centre NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 494 yd |
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD | grass pitches | 617 yd |
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) BASINGSTOKE ROAD | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 618 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% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 613 crimes were reported
near Blandford Road .
Only 16% 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 8RB.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 613 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 278 |
Anti Social Behaviour | 81 |
Criminal Damage And Arson | 72 |
Vehicle Crime | 42 |
Public Order | 41 |
Other Theft | 29 |
Burglary | 13 |
Drugs | 13 |
Bicycle Theft | 11 |
Shoplifting | 11 |
Other Crime | 9 |
Robbery | 5 |
Theft From The Person | 5 |
Possession Of Weapons | 3 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 8RB.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Meadowcroft Road | 253 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Chagford Road | 497 yd | |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | On or near Supermarket | 488 yd |
2023-12 | Other theft | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 488 yd |
2023-12 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 468 yd | |
2023-12 | Bicycle theft | Under investigation | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 468 yd |
2023-12 | Bicycle theft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 488 yd |
2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Under investigation | On or near Durham Close | 277 yd |
RG2 8RB area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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.
Full-Time Employee | 85 |
Part-Time Employee | 45 |
Retired | 37 |
Self-Employed | 30 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 23 |
Looking after home or family | 22 |
Unemployed | 19 |
Student (economically inactive) | 18 |
Other | 14 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 6 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 36 |
Administrative and support service activities | 22 |
Construction | 16 |
Human health and social work activities | 14 |
Education | 11 |
Manufacturing | 9 |
Transport and storage | 9 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 8 |
Financial and insurance activities | 7 |
Information and communication | 7 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 5 |
Other | 4 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 4 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 3 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 3 |
Real estate activities | 1 |
Mining and quarrying | 1 |
Female | 205 |
Male | 206 |
Single | 139 |
Married: Opposite sex | 103 |
Married: Same sex | 1 |
Separated | 9 |
Divorced | 31 |
Widowed | 18 |
Very good health | 174 |
Good health | 153 |
Fair health | 63 |
Bad health | 18 |
Very bad health | 5 |
No qualifications | 77 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 52 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 49 |
Apprenticeship | 15 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 45 |
Degree or Similar | 57 |
Other | 7 |
Indian | 13 |
Pakistani | 43 |
Other Asian | 19 |
Black African | 22 |
Black Caribbean | 2 |
Other Black | 5 |
Mixed White and Asian | 7 |
Mixed White and African | 5 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 23 |
Mixed Other | 5 |
White | 253 |
Other | 13 |
United Kingdom | 316 |
European Union | 25 |
Rest of Europe | 6 |
Africa | 25 |
Middle East and Asia | 39 |
Born in the UK | 316 |
10+ Years | 68 |
5-10 Years | 6 |
2-5 Years | 16 |
Less than 2 years | 3 |
United Kingdom | 286 |
Ireland | 6 |
Germany | 2 |
Portugal | 9 |
Poland | 3 |
Romania | 4 |
Other EU countries | 8 |
Other Europe | 4 |
Central and Western Africa | 2 |
South and Eastern Africa | 6 |
Southern Asia | 9 |
No passport held | 70 |
No religion | 155 |
Christian | 141 |
Buddhist | 8 |
Hindu | 10 |
Muslim | 60 |
Other religion | 5 |
Not answered | 32 |