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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8RF, RG2 8RQ, RG2 8RH, RG2 8LX, RG2 8RN, RG2 8SL, RG2 8RP, RG2 8RE, RG2 8RJ.

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 8RG

Average Price
£319,086
Semi-Detached
£320,733
Terraced
£297,670
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
23 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£440,0002021-11-01 £437,693
47 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£290,0002021-03-12 £297,670
37 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002015-11-09 £322,285
33 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£230,0002014-09-12 £309,854
33 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£174,9502011-03-21 £292,849

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		972 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,217 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,284 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 		287 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		304 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		304 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		887 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,194 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 		283 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,585 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,408 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,163 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		3,403 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 		1,218 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,364 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,624 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,702 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,128 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 Road506 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way910 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North991 yd
Nando'sUnit B1,016 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road1,017 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway832 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road882 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue321 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue321 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road390 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road740 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road390 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road500 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 pitches163 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts352 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool568 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool622 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches654 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 speed279.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed22.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Blandford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 509 crimes were reported near Blandford Road . Only 20% 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 8RG.

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 8RG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 509
Violence And Sexual Offences 208
Shoplifting 54
Criminal Damage And Arson 49
Public Order 37
Vehicle Crime 36
Anti Social Behaviour 36
Other Theft 30
Other Crime 13
Burglary 12
Drugs 11
Bicycle Theft 10
Robbery 5
Theft From The Person 5
Possession Of Weapons 3

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Exwick Square422 yd
2023-12Other crimeFurther investigation is not in the public interestOn or near Merton Road South452 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sports/Recreation Area534 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area534 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Court381 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Corinne Close496 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Corinne Close496 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Merton Road South452 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Exbourne Road113 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sports/Recreation Area534 yd
More Crime Statistics for Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RG

Employment

RG2 8RG area has a very 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 Employee97
Part-Time Employee42
Retired39
Looking after home or family26
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Self-Employed16
Unemployed15
Other11
Student (economically inactive)10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Administrative and support service activities15
Construction15
Human health and social work activities13
Education13
Transport and storage13
Other12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Manufacturing9
Information and communication7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Professional, scientific and technical activities1

People

Gender

Female182
Male190

Partnership Status

Single139
Married: Opposite sex100
Separated6
Divorced33
Widowed13

Health

Very good health147
Good health131
Fair health59
Bad health27
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications99
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 43
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 49
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi9
Indian3
Pakistani22
Black Caribbean4
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean13
Mixed Other1
White293
Arab3
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom315
European Union22
Rest of Europe3
Africa4
Middle East and Asia15
The Americas and the Caribbean13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK315
10+ Years34
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years15
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom238
Ireland5
Italy2
Portugal3
Poland1
Romania5
Other EU countries7
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America6
No passport held102

Religion

No religion161
Christian151
Jewish1
Muslim44
Sikh3
Other religion2
Not answered9
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