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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8RG, RG2 8SL, RG2 8RE, RG2 8RJ, RG2 8RN, RG2 8RB, RG2 8LX, RG2 8RP, RG2 8RQ.

Blandford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blandford Road are based on 98 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 8RF

Average Price
£301,540
Semi-Detached
£295,879
Terraced
£329,846
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blandford Road

Average Price
£299,334
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blandford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
40 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£355,0002017-11-13 £356,552
36 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£236,0002014-11-03 £303,139
14 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£180,0002012-08-23 £287,226
28 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£169,9502006-04-18 £314,237
22 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£168,0002004-06-21 £324,236

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		977 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,202 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,273 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 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		331 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		345 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		345 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		865 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,220 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 		297 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,575 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,425 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,158 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		3,386 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 		1,260 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,396 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,649 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,677 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,113 yd Academy special converter Yes 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 Road542 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way879 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North973 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road977 yd
Nando'sUnit B994 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway817 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue359 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue359 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road360 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road701 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road360 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road534 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 pitches206 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts351 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool534 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches610 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool626 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed138.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Blandford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 545 crimes were reported near Blandford Road . Only 18% 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 8RF.

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

More Crime Statistics for Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RF

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 545
Violence And Sexual Offences 226
Criminal Damage And Arson 55
Shoplifting 53
Anti Social Behaviour 45
Public Order 41
Vehicle Crime 38
Other Theft 30
Drugs 14
Other Crime 12
Burglary 11
Bicycle Theft 9
Robbery 5
Possession Of Weapons 3
Theft From The Person 3

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket397 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hartland Road291 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket397 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Court347 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Exbourne Road155 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Meadowcroft Road124 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Durham Close267 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road177 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road177 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road177 yd
More Crime Statistics for Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee125
Retired49
Part-Time Employee44
Looking after home or family28
Self-Employed27
Student (economically inactive)13
Other9
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Construction22
Human health and social work activities19
Transport and storage16
Accommodation and food service activities15
Education14
Administrative and support service activities13
Manufacturing11
Information and communication10
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Other8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Financial and insurance activities6
Real estate activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female202
Male203

Partnership Status

Single130
Married: Opposite sex143
Separated4
Divorced21
Widowed17

Health

Very good health198
Good health134
Fair health59
Bad health12
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 51
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 52
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 82
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi15
Chinese3
Pakistani39
Other Asian21
Black African21
Black Caribbean3
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean15
Mixed Other2
White267
Arab7
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom299
European Union36
Rest of Europe2
Africa18
Middle East and Asia51
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK299
10+ Years73
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom290
Ireland8
Portugal1
Spain1
Poland19
Romania8
Other EU countries8
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa2
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia7
South-East Asia2
No passport held59

Religion

No religion142
Christian173
Buddhist13
Hindu6
Muslim60
Other religion2
Not answered10
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