Chester Street is in Reading and in Reading district. RG30 1LP 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 1LP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 1LL, RG30 1LN, RG30 1LW, RG30 1JX, RG30 1LR, RG30 1LJ, RG30 1EU, RG30 1ES, RG30 1ER.

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 1LP

Average Price
£228,080
Semi-Detached
£275,926
Terraced
£264,357
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£170,942
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
56 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£280,0002023-04-18 £269,041
74 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£292,5002023-02-01 £266,528
34 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002022-11-02 £282,064
84 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£363,5002022-10-05 £333,652
70 Chester Street, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£320,0002022-09-12 £292,225

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 1,809 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,608 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 3,158 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 3,635 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 4 466 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 812 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 1,223 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED 		1out of 4 1,253 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 1,427 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 1,616 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,869 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 1,971 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 3,008 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR 		3out of 4 3,259 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 913 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 1,129 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 2,303 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 2,456 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 2,525 yd Community special 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
Tesco Colleague RoomPortman Road156 yd
Elles Baguettes at SelcoPortman Road190 yd
805 Restaurant & GrillMoulsford Mews249 yd
Baguette Cafe549 Oxford Road251 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria521 Oxford Road253 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The White Eagle344a Oxford Road319 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road576 yd
The Royal Albion642 Oxford Road613 yd
The Pondhouse738 Oxford Road613 yd
The Spread Eagle117 Norfolk Road719 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Yo! To Go!Portman Road156 yd
Crumbs Food Co / Mash Up / Honolulu Poke / Whip It Up64 Portman Road220 yd
SubwayMoulsford Mews249 yd
Papa JohnsMoulsford Mews249 yd
Shakes N Flavours551 Oxford Road256 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoPortman Road156 yd
European Mini Market462 Oxford Road220 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road574 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road857 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road945 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		298 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite440 yd
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD 		grass pitches468 yd
Tnt Gym
BRIDGEWATER CLOSE 		health and fitness suite539 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches595 yd
Rivers Health Club
SCOURS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts987 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,026 yd
The Post Office Sports And Social Club (Closed)
Richfield Avenue 		1,042 yd
The Gym (Reading West)
UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,043 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,044 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 speed65.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed96.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.9 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, 837 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 1LP.

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 1LP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee111
Part-Time Employee38
Retired27
Self-Employed27
Looking after home or family16
Other13
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Unemployed7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Transport and storage20
Human health and social work activities19
Accommodation and food service activities16
Education15
Construction14
Administrative and support service activities12
Other8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Information and communication7
Manufacturing7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Financial and insurance activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female191
Male174

Partnership Status

Single109
Married: Opposite sex105
Married: Same sex1
Separated9
Divorced28
Widowed11

Health

Very good health156
Good health155
Fair health39
Bad health11
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications52
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 74
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Indian11
Pakistani36
Other Asian21
Black African26
Black Caribbean18
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other2
White208
Other23

Country of Birth

United Kingdom185
European Union79
Rest of Europe15
Africa26
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK185
10+ Years98
5-10 Years39
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom211
Italy3
Portugal2
Lithuania4
Poland48
Romania4
Other EU countries24
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Southern Asia23
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
No passport held27

Religion

No religion95
Christian176
Buddhist7
Hindu17
Jewish2
Muslim44
Sikh1
Not answered21
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