Heatherden Close is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8SB 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 Heatherden Close, Reading, RG2 8SB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8RY, RG2 8SH, RG2 8RT, RG2 8SQ, RG2 8SA, RG2 8RS, RG2 8SD, RG2 8PW, RG2 8RW.

Heatherden Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Heatherden Close are based on 35 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 8SB

Average Price
£303,471
Semi-Detached
£305,309
Terraced
£286,927
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heatherden Close

Average Price
£313,322
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heatherden CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
25 Heatherden Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£370,0002023-03-16 £348,742
36 Heatherden Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£352,0002022-09-05 £327,019
20A Heatherden Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£335,0002021-11-30 £333,244
19 Heatherden Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£335,0002021-06-29 £353,214
4 Heatherden Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£327,0002020-10-19 £348,625

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,400 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 		404 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		404 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		543 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,280 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,559 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 		707 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,007 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,012 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,591 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		3,809 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 		1,102 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,414 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,771 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,990 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,076 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 Road418 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North637 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way688 yd
Nando'sUnit B691 yd
Atalian Servest Food at Tesco Distribution CentreImperial Way909 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway468 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road330 yd
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue659 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue659 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road1,023 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road330 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road371 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool457 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches507 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches749 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts782 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,052 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 speed154.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Heatherden Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 461 crimes were reported near Heatherden Close . Only 22% 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 8SB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Heatherden Close, Reading, RG2 8SB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 461
Violence And Sexual Offences 164
Shoplifting 56
Criminal Damage And Arson 47
Vehicle Crime 40
Public Order 37
Anti Social Behaviour 35
Other Theft 33
Burglary 12
Other Crime 11
Drugs 9
Bicycle Theft 7
Theft From The Person 6
Possession Of Weapons 3
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Ambrook Road494 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Ashby Court301 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place97 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place97 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Court376 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wincanton Road307 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Supermarket372 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Ashby Court301 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Ashby Court301 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Ambrook Road494 yd
More Crime Statistics for Heatherden Close, Reading, RG2 8SB

Employment

RG2 8SB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RG2 8SB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee156
Retired57
Part-Time Employee34
Student (economically inactive)28
Self-Employed17
Unemployed15
Looking after home or family15
Other12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles41
Human health and social work activities29
Construction17
Education16
Transport and storage15
Information and communication15
Other12
Manufacturing12
Accommodation and food service activities12
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Administrative and support service activities11
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female221
Male215

Partnership Status

Single128
Married: Opposite sex169
Separated6
Divorced28
Widowed22

Health

Very good health214
Good health153
Fair health56
Bad health8
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications71
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 47
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 47
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 101
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese6
Indian19
Pakistani22
Other Asian38
Black African32
Black Caribbean8
Other Black11
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other6
White278
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom314
European Union22
Rest of Europe2
Africa32
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK314
10+ Years84
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom340
Germany3
Italy2
Portugal5
Lithuania2
Poland7
Romania2
Other EU countries1
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa5
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia16
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held39

Religion

No religion131
Christian197
Buddhist21
Hindu22
Muslim36
Sikh6
Other religion3
Not answered20
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