Blandford Road is in Reading and in Reading district.
RG2 8RT 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 8RT and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8RY, RG2 8RS, RG2 8RX, RG2 8SA, RG2 8SB, RG2 8BF, RG2 8RU, RG2 8RW, RG2 8RR.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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102 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £120,000 | 2010-03-24 | £204,299 |
102 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £50,000 | 2003-11-11 | £103,097 |
102 Blandford Road, Reading, Reading Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £18,600 | 1997-05-02 | £95,159 |
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 | 1,391 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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3out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH | 330 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
4out of 4 | Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH | 330 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
2out of 4 | Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX | 486 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
2out of 4 | Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Brixham Road, RG2 7RB | 1,322 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow, RG2 8JD | 1,502 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 | 701 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Oakbank Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER | 1,967 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
1out of 4 | Reading Girls' School Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY | 2,028 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Girls | More About School |
4out of 4 | Reading School Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW | 3,601 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
3out of 4 | Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS | 3,781 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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- not rated | OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus 401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA | 999 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Crosfields School Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL | 1,313 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | The Vine Christian School Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF | 1,766 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Leighton Park School Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED | 1,931 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU | 2,130 yd | Other independent school | No | 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 | 301 yd | |
Costa Coffee | Proctor End North | 731 yd | |
Nando's | Unit B | 793 yd | |
Baxter Storey at Wood | Shinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane | 796 yd | |
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading Imperium | Imperial Way | 808 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Beefeater & Premier Inn | Reading Gateway | 562 yd | |
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen) | Church Lane | 1,086 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao | 579 Basingstoke Road | 439 yd | |
Curry Chef | 469 Northumberland Avenue | 614 yd | |
Dragon Garden | 471 Northumberland Avenue | 614 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Co-operative Food | 164-168 Whitley Wood Road | 252 yd | |
Lidl | 565-575 Basingstoke Road | 439 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD | grass pitches | 480 yd |
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) BASINGSTOKE ROAD | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 577 yd |
John Madejski Academy HARTLAND ROAD | artificial grass pitch, tennis courts | 789 yd |
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD | grass pitches | 856 yd |
South Reading Leisure Centre NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 1,050 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, 445 crimes were reported
near Blandford Road .
Only 23% 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 8RT.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 445 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 155 |
Shoplifting | 54 |
Criminal Damage And Arson | 46 |
Vehicle Crime | 40 |
Anti Social Behaviour | 38 |
Public Order | 33 |
Other Theft | 30 |
Burglary | 12 |
Other Crime | 10 |
Bicycle Theft | 9 |
Drugs | 8 |
Theft From The Person | 5 |
Possession Of Weapons | 3 |
Robbery | 2 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 8RT.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Ashby Court | 421 yd |
2023-12 | Burglary | Under investigation | On or near St Elizabeth Close | 460 yd |
2023-12 | Shoplifting | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 345 yd |
2023-12 | Public order | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 345 yd |
2023-12 | Public order | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 345 yd |
2023-12 | Criminal damage and arson | Under investigation | On or near Durham Close | 528 yd |
2023-12 | Vehicle crime | Under investigation | On or near Ashby Court | 421 yd |
2023-12 | Vehicle crime | Under investigation | On or near Ashby Court | 421 yd |
2023-12 | Bicycle theft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 484 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | On or near Wincanton Road | 197 yd |
RG2 8RT 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.
Full-Time Employee | 99 |
Retired | 40 |
Part-Time Employee | 36 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 24 |
Looking after home or family | 19 |
Unemployed | 15 |
Student (economically inactive) | 14 |
Self-Employed | 13 |
Other | 10 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 4 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 24 |
Administrative and support service activities | 13 |
Information and communication | 13 |
Human health and social work activities | 12 |
Other | 11 |
Education | 10 |
Transport and storage | 10 |
Manufacturing | 7 |
Construction | 6 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 6 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 6 |
Financial and insurance activities | 4 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 3 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 3 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
Female | 164 |
Male | 164 |
Single | 136 |
Married: Opposite sex | 90 |
Civil partnership: Same sex | 1 |
Separated | 4 |
Divorced | 27 |
Widowed | 16 |
Very good health | 135 |
Good health | 116 |
Fair health | 49 |
Bad health | 24 |
Very bad health | 5 |
No qualifications | 81 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 35 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 38 |
Apprenticeship | 16 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 36 |
Degree or Similar | 51 |
Other | 17 |
Bangladeshi | 2 |
Chinese | 2 |
Indian | 6 |
Pakistani | 10 |
Other Asian | 9 |
Black African | 24 |
Black Caribbean | 15 |
Other Black | 6 |
Mixed White and Asian | 3 |
Mixed White and African | 2 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 12 |
Mixed Other | 6 |
White | 229 |
Other | 1 |
United Kingdom | 236 |
European Union | 37 |
Rest of Europe | 9 |
Africa | 18 |
Middle East and Asia | 23 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 3 |
Born in the UK | 236 |
10+ Years | 49 |
5-10 Years | 7 |
2-5 Years | 20 |
Less than 2 years | 16 |
United Kingdom | 188 |
Ireland | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Italy | 1 |
Portugal | 14 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Poland | 8 |
Romania | 4 |
Other EU countries | 10 |
Other Europe | 3 |
Central and Western Africa | 8 |
South and Eastern Africa | 5 |
Eastern Asia | 2 |
Southern Asia | 6 |
South-East Asia | 2 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 73 |
No religion | 108 |
Christian | 166 |
Buddhist | 4 |
Hindu | 3 |
Muslim | 29 |
Sikh | 1 |
Not answered | 17 |