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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8TN, RG2 8UJ, RG2 8PP, RG2 8TS, RG2 8TL, RG2 8TJ, RG2 8PW, RG2 8TH, RG2 8LW.

Spencer Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Spencer Road are based on 78 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 8TP

Average Price
£296,752
Semi-Detached
£300,242
Terraced
£281,396
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Spencer Road

Average Price
£303,762
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Spencer Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
63 Spencer Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£375,0002023-03-24 £353,455
73 Spencer Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£288,0002021-04-08 £294,391
63 Spencer Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£308,3002019-01-08 £326,427
85 Spencer Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002018-05-15 £296,021
55 Spencer Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£260,0002016-02-15 £279,287

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,710 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 		680 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		680 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		835 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,564 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,852 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 		1,017 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		1,755 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,307 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,895 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		4,093 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 		1,024 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,471 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,636 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,281 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,342 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
Costa CoffeeProctor End North437 yd
Nando'sUnit B520 yd
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road612 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way634 yd
Dot Restaurant, Street Cafe and Shop at Verizon694 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway292 yd
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen)Church Lane1,047 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road536 yd
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue959 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue959 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road536 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road558 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool569 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches814 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches916 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts1,090 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 speed74.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed141.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Spencer Road dangerous?

In 2023, 387 crimes were reported near Spencer Road . Only 27% 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 8TP.

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

More Crime Statistics for Spencer Road, Reading, RG2 8TP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 387
Violence And Sexual Offences 141
Vehicle Crime 47
Criminal Damage And Arson 44
Public Order 38
Anti Social Behaviour 37
Other Theft 31
Shoplifting 13
Burglary 11
Other Crime 7
Drugs 6
Theft From The Person 6
Bicycle Theft 4
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lexington Grove522 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place237 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Whitley Wood Lane307 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Webster Close288 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close231 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close231 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre180 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near St Elizabeth Close283 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Poldark Place237 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place237 yd
More Crime Statistics for Spencer Road, Reading, RG2 8TP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee73
Retired40
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Part-Time Employee23
Self-Employed22
Looking after home or family17
Other17
Student (economically inactive)17
Unemployed2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Construction20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Human health and social work activities15
Transport and storage14
Accommodation and food service activities11
Education10
Manufacturing7
Other5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Administrative and support service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities2
Financial and insurance activities2
Information and communication2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1

People

Gender

Female141
Male160

Partnership Status

Single95
Married: Opposite sex96
Married: Same sex1
Separated9
Divorced25
Widowed12

Health

Very good health111
Good health107
Fair health46
Bad health27
Very bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications82
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 41
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian10
Pakistani42
Other Asian9
Black African19
Black Caribbean2
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other3
White197
Arab4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom220
European Union30
Africa13
Middle East and Asia33
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK220
10+ Years53
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom194
Ireland3
Italy4
Portugal5
Spain1
Poland15
Romania6
Other EU countries2
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia9
No passport held58

Religion

No religion102
Christian123
Buddhist6
Hindu3
Muslim50
Not answered17
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