Oxford Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG30 1EL is located in the Kentwood electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1995-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 1HR, RG30 2QY, RG30 1HX, RG30 2LG, RG30 1HU, RG30 2QX, RG30 1HS, RG30 1EN, RG30 1EJ.

Oxford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Oxford Road are based on 1018 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 RG30 1EL

Average Price
£242,355
Semi-Detached
£305,605
Terraced
£241,648
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£196,783

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oxford Road

Average Price
£351,845
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oxford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
778 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£160,0002021-11-26 £157,648
780 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£300,0002021-09-30 £305,605
770 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£232,5002021-06-01 £238,585
Unit 2 816 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building
£200,0002020-10-15 £196,783
772 Oxford Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building
£215,0002018-02-23 £221,211

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 1,015 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 1,841 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 3,906 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 4,389 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED
1out of 4 683 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road , RG30 2RW
3out of 4 911 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE
3out of 4 1,159 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road , Tilehurst RG30 6BS
3out of 4 1,184 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4AS
3out of 4 1,394 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 1,767 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,018 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 2,140 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY
3out of 4 3,541 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY
3out of 4 3,598 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,481 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
3out of 4 1,765 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,796 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 2,463 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW
4out of 4 2,985 yd Community special school 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
Grip UKStadium Way309 yd
Red Kangaroo8 Bridgewater Close350 yd
Salvation Army Community Cafe522 Oxford Road580 yd
Chillim598-600 Oxford Road580 yd
Reading Sea CadetsOxford Road643 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Royal Albion642 Oxford Road232 yd
The Pondhouse738 Oxford Road232 yd
The White Eagle344a Oxford Road1,062 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
KFC at Reading Retail ParkOxford Road276 yd
Heat & Eat, Grab and Go743 Oxford Road299 yd
Indian Corner/ Kebab Corner745 Oxford Road299 yd
Chop Suey House679 Oxford Road324 yd
Wan Choi611 Oxford Road483 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hevs Best Deals733 Oxford Road299 yd
Waitrose980 Oxford Road855 yd
European Mini Market462 Oxford Road882 yd
TescoPortman Road932 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Reading West)
UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD
health and fitness suite262 yd
Tnt Gym
BRIDGEWATER CLOSE
health and fitness suite288 yd
Rivers Health Club
SCOURS LANE
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts520 yd
Ranikhet Academy
SPEY ROAD
artificial grass pitch712 yd
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD
grass pitches790 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD
1,038 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 speed139.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Oxford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 561 crimes were reported near Oxford Road . Only 18% 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 RG30 1EL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EL

Employment

RG30 1EL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

RG30 1EL 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee122
Part-Time Employee51
Retired50
Self-Employed50
Looking after home or family21
Other18
Student (economically inactive)15
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Unemployed14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Human health and social work activities31
Construction17
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Information and communication15
Transport and storage15
Administrative and support service activities13
Accommodation and food service activities13
Education11
Manufacturing9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other7
Financial and insurance activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female244
Male227

Partnership Status

Single170
Married: Opposite sex124
Married: Same sex3
Separated8
Divorced38
Widowed16

Health

Very good health192
Good health180
Fair health71
Bad health21
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications99
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 48
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship23
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 76
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese3
Indian18
Pakistani46
Other Asian15
Black African19
Black Caribbean7
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean15
Mixed Other10
White305
Roma1
Arab5
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom326
European Union62
Rest of Europe11
Africa20
Middle East and Asia48
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK326
10+ Years60
5-10 Years44
2-5 Years25
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom279
Ireland4
France1
Italy2
Portugal14
Spain3
Poland23
Romania24
Other EU countries10
Other Europe4
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Southern Asia24
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held76

Religion

No religion152
Christian189
Buddhist8
Hindu9
Muslim79
Other religion2
Not answered32