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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8TU, RG2 8TS, RG2 8TN, RG2 8TL, RG2 8TY, RG2 8TP, RG2 8PD, RG2 8TW, RG2 8PE.

Kingsley Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kingsley Close are based on 66 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 8TX

Average Price
£281,206
Semi-Detached
£304,365
Terraced
£270,796
Detached
£359,573
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£252,317

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kingsley Close

Average Price
£282,021
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kingsley CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
59 Kingsley Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£336,5002022-07-29 £314,649
66 Kingsley Close, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£262,5002022-04-08 £252,317
95 Kingsley Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£312,0002021-05-12 £323,217
56 Kingsley Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£292,0002021-04-27 £298,480
93 Kingsley Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£275,0002020-08-27 £290,404

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,926 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 		933 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		933 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,083 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,724 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlder Grove Church of England Primary School
Alder Grove, RG2 9RA 		1,896 yd Free schools 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 		1,239 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		1,690 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,486 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		4,080 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		4,215 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed 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 		1,167 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,320 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,893 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,469 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,531 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 North248 yd
Nando'sUnit B346 yd
Dot Restaurant, Street Cafe and Shop at Verizon441 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way550 yd
Atalian Servest Food at Tesco Distribution CentreImperial Way617 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway208 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road674 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road674 yd
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road816 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool636 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches981 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches1,050 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 speed46.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed176.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed9.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Kingsley Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 245 crimes were reported near Kingsley Close . 39% 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 8TX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Kingsley Close, Reading, RG2 8TX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 245
Violence And Sexual Offences 89
Public Order 31
Anti Social Behaviour 27
Vehicle Crime 25
Other Theft 24
Criminal Damage And Arson 22
Burglary 8
Other Crime 6
Theft From The Person 4
Shoplifting 3
Bicycle Theft 2
Drugs 2
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 8TX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Village Close321 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Poldark Place453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Webster Close543 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close488 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close488 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre335 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre335 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near St Elizabeth Close324 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Poldark Place453 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane540 yd
More Crime Statistics for Kingsley Close, Reading, RG2 8TX

Employment

RG2 8TX 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 Employee57
Retired40
Part-Time Employee22
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)15
Looking after home or family15
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Unemployed10
Other4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Human health and social work activities23
Accommodation and food service activities18
Education15
Transport and storage15
Administrative and support service activities14
Manufacturing12
Construction11
Information and communication11
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Other6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities4
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female132
Male117

Partnership Status

Single82
Married: Opposite sex79
Separated4
Divorced19
Widowed13

Health

Very good health109
Good health85
Fair health30
Bad health21
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications53
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 39
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian7
Pakistani14
Other Asian5
Black African18
Black Caribbean3
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other6
White174
Arab1
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom195
European Union19
Africa12
Middle East and Asia13
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK195
10+ Years40
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom159
Ireland4
France3
Italy2
Spain1
Lithuania3
Poland1
Romania3
Other EU countries9
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held58

Religion

No religion94
Christian112
Hindu6
Muslim18
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered14
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