Chester Street, Reading, RG30 1LL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG30 1LL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	51.5%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	48%	48.5%	0.5%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.3%	40.8%	-1.5%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	44.4%	44.2%	-0.2%	44.2%	0.0%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.6%	8.5%	2.9%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	6.1%	-3.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.2%	53%	5.8%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	40.3%	34.4%	-5.9%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	9.6%	8.4%	-1.2%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	2.4%	3.5%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.3%	21.7%	-2.6%	18.2%	3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	12.5%	0.9%	9.6%	2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	12.9%	-0.5%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	6.8%	5.4%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	10.8%	3.4%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	25.7%	30.2%	4.5%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	16.2%	5.1%	-11.1%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4%	3.7%	-0.3%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	6.9%	6.1%	-0.8%	2.7%	3.4%
Other Asian	10.1%	14%	3.9%	1.6%	12.4%
Black African	5.1%	5.4%	0.3%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	4.4%	0.7%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	59.7%	55.1%	-4.6%	81.4%	-26.3%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.7%	46.7%	-8.0%	83.2%	-36.5%
European Union	16%	27%	11.0%	6.1%	20.9%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	5.9%	5.5%	-0.4%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	18.7%	17.1%	-1.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.6%	46.5%	-7.1%	83.2%	-36.7%
10+ Years	6.7%	26.7%	20.0%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	14.1%	16.6%	2.5%	2.9%	13.7%
2-5 Years	13.6%	7.2%	-6.4%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	12%	3%	-9.0%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45.7%	76.7%	-31.0%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Lithuania	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Poland	19.9%	1.3%	18.6%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	7.7%	1.2%	6.5%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.7%	37.2%	-14.5%
Christian	45.6%	46.2%	-0.6%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Hindu	7%	1.7%	5.3%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Chester Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chester Street was 135.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.8% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chester Street has the 45th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey and the 108th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RG30 1LL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chester Street are based on 285 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.

House Prices for Chester Street, Reading, RG30 1LL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG30 1LL

Average Price
£262,978

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£292,115

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£180,420

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chester Street

Average Price
£321,446

Semi-Detached
£446,890

Terraced
£331,830

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£193,163

Other
£187,852

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chester Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
45 Chester Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2025-08-08	£268,643
27 Chester Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2025-06-27	£286,527
75 Chester Street, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-12-19	£192,000
41 Chester Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£242,000	2024-08-09	£239,102
65 Chester Street, Reading, Reading Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2024-05-24	£181,794

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG30 1LL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	29
Retired	25
Unemployed	20
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Administrative and support service activities	23
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Transport and storage	17
Construction	17
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Information and communication	10
Manufacturing	9
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

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	1,916 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA	3out of 4	2,678 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Bridge Nursery School Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU	4out of 4	3,109 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Caversham Nursery School 114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA	4out of 4	3,583 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT	4out of 4	4,739 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	410 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary School Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	700 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Battle Primary Academy Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD	- not rated	700 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Road Community School 146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ	3out of 4	1,115 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ranikhet County Junior School Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED	- not rated	1,301 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
River Academy 7 Richfield Avenue , RG1 8EQ	- not rated	1,149 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	2out of 4	1,517 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP	3out of 4	1,784 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	3out of 4	1,949 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prospect School Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX	- not rated	1,949 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Reading College and School of Arts and Design Crescent Road , RG1 5RQ	- not rated	4,755 yd	Further education	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	804 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranbury College Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS	3out of 4	804 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Prep 64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Elvian School 61 Bath Road , RG30 2BB	- not rated	1,517 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seagulls Pupil Referral Unit E P Collier Site , Ross Road RG1 8EJ	- not rated	1,746 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Colleague Room	Portman Road	154 yd
Baguette Cafe	549 Oxford Road	200 yd
Avilah	535 Oxford Road	208 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria	521 Oxford Road	212 yd
805 Restaurant & Grill	Moulsford Mews	229 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The White Eagle	344a Oxford Road	312 yd
The Royal Albion	642 Oxford Road	577 yd
The Pondhouse	738 Oxford Road	577 yd
Wishing Well	280 Oxford Road	585 yd
The Spread Eagle	117 Norfolk Road	680 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Portman Road	154 yd
Shakes N Flavours	551 Oxford Road	208 yd
Pizza Hut	529 Oxford Road	208 yd
Mr Cod	543 Oxford Road	208 yd
Panda House	555a Oxford Road	217 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Portman Road	154 yd
European Mini Market	462 Oxford Road	185 yd
Reading Food Centre	290a Oxford Road	583 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	289-291 Oxford Road	867 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket	267-271 Oxford Road	961 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Curzon Club OXFORD ROAD		289 yd
Wilson Primary School WILSON ROAD	grass pitches	416 yd
Fitness4Women AUDLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	467 yd
Tnt Gym BRIDGEWATER CLOSE	health and fitness suite	516 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground KENSINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	559 yd
Rivers Health Club SCOURS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	986 yd
The Gym (Reading West) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,007 yd
Ymca (Reading) MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,008 yd
St Edward'S Prep School TILEHURST ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,012 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed) Richfield Avenue		1,093 yd

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/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	65.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG30 1LL