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

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 1LN, RG30 1LP, RG30 1LJ, RG30 1JX, RG30 1LR, RG30 1LW, RG30 1LG, RG30 1EF, RG30 1EE.

Chester Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chester Street are based on 276 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 1LL

Average Price
£244,685
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£260,671
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£169,549
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chester Street

Average Price
£284,766
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chester Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
55 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£280,0002022-04-12 £272,174
27 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£290,0002022-01-10 £284,327
21 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£288,0002021-06-25 £295,537
37 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£252,0002021-06-25 £258,595
41 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£235,0002020-04-03 £250,251

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 1,788 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,566 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 3,205 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 3,682 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 4,860 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road , RG30 2RW 		3out of 4 421 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 792 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED 		1out of 4 1,205 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 1,244 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 1,429 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 1,584 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,830 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 1,918 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 3,033 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR 		3out of 4 3,311 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 889 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 1,120 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 2,251 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 2,475 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 2,509 yd Other independent 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
Tesco Colleague RoomPortman Road154 yd
Baguette Cafe549 Oxford Road200 yd
Avilah535 Oxford Road208 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria521 Oxford Road212 yd
805 Restaurant & GrillMoulsford Mews229 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The White Eagle344a Oxford Road312 yd
The Royal Albion642 Oxford Road577 yd
The Pondhouse738 Oxford Road577 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road585 yd
The Spread Eagle117 Norfolk Road680 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Yo! To Go!Portman Road154 yd
Shakes N Flavours551 Oxford Road208 yd
Pizza Hut529 Oxford Road208 yd
Mr Cod543 Oxford Road208 yd
Panda House555a Oxford Road217 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoPortman Road154 yd
European Mini Market462 Oxford Road185 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road583 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road867 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road961 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		289 yd
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD 		grass pitches416 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite467 yd
Tnt Gym
BRIDGEWATER CLOSE 		health and fitness suite516 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches559 yd
Rivers Health Club
SCOURS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts986 yd
The Gym (Reading West)
UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,007 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,008 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,012 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed)
Richfield Avenue 		1,093 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 speed65.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed82.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Chester Street dangerous?

In 2023, 850 crimes were reported near Chester Street . Only 10% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG30 1LL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Chester Street, Reading, RG30 1LL

Employment

RG30 1LL area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 Employee123
Part-Time Employee43
Self-Employed29
Retired25
Unemployed20
Looking after home or family17
Other16
Student (economically inactive)7
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles45
Administrative and support service activities23
Human health and social work activities20
Accommodation and food service activities18
Transport and storage17
Construction17
Education15
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Information and communication10
Manufacturing9
Other7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Financial and insurance activities1

People

Gender

Female208
Male196

Partnership Status

Single120
Married: Opposite sex130
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated7
Divorced25
Widowed8

Health

Very good health214
Good health139
Fair health34
Bad health14
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications64
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 89
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Indian15
Pakistani25
Other Asian57
Black African22
Black Caribbean18
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African12
Mixed White and Caribbean14
Mixed Other2
White225
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom188
European Union109
Rest of Europe4
Africa22
Middle East and Asia69
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK188
10+ Years108
5-10 Years67
2-5 Years29
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom184
Ireland5
France1
Italy5
Portugal10
Lithuania10
Poland80
Romania9
Other EU countries14
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia31
Central Asia2
North America and the Caribbean5
Oceania1
No passport held41

Religion

No religion91
Christian183
Buddhist11
Hindu28
Muslim57
Other religion4
Not answered27
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