Southcote Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG30 2EW is located in the Minster electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1995-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2EW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 2AP, RG30 2AB, RG30 2DQ, RG30 2AR, RG30 2LA, RG30 2ER, RG30 2AQ, RG30 2AS, RG30 2TZ.

Southcote Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Southcote Road are based on 688 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 2EW

Average Price
£249,576
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£249,576
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southcote Road

Average Price
£195,153
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southcote Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Hampton Towers Southcote Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£225,0002021-12-16 £218,833
9 Hampton Towers Southcote Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£240,0002019-06-28 £228,652
1 Hampton Towers Southcote Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£205,0002018-11-16 £190,059
9 Hampton Towers Southcote Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£180,0002018-09-21 £165,246
12 Hampton Towers Southcote Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£292,5002018-03-01 £266,919

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 2,736 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 3,153 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 3,170 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 3,576 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 3,818 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 318 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 539 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		3out of 4 539 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 811 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road , RG30 2RW 		3out of 4 823 yd Community school Yes 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 4 682 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 2,362 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 3,140 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 132 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 262 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 2,017 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 2,411 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 2,496 yd Free schools special 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
McDonalds287 Oxford Road527 yd
Work House Coffee Company335 Oxford Road592 yd
DeNata377 Oxford Road622 yd
Reading Tandoori262-264 Oxford Road642 yd
Da Village Afghan Resteraunt387 Oxford Road643 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Foresters Arms79 Brunswick Street317 yd
The Rose & Thistle43 Argyle Road494 yd
The Face BarAmbrose Place592 yd
The Spread Eagle117 Norfolk Road608 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road642 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Teng Hui343 Oxford Road592 yd
Vampires Den357 Oxford Road593 yd
Elles Baguettes200 Oxford Road614 yd
Oishi314 Oxford Road642 yd
Seasons375 Oxford Road657 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road521 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road629 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road643 yd
Aseda Supermarkets170 Oxford Road685 yd
Tesco12 Tilehurst Road700 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch100 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite463 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches635 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		815 yd
Elvian School (Closed)
Bath Road 		grass pitches824 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite865 yd
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD 		grass pitches947 yd
Reading Central Swimming Pool (Closed)
Battle Street 		swimming pool948 yd
St Marys & All Saints Ce Primary School
ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL WENSLEY ROAD 		grass pitches1,029 yd
Coley Park School (Closed)
Wensley Road 		grass pitches1,041 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 speed76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed72.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Southcote Road dangerous?

In 2023, 669 crimes were reported near Southcote Road . Only 14% 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 2EW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2EW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee164
Part-Time Employee32
Self-Employed29
Looking after home or family20
Retired15
Unemployed10
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Information and communication36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Human health and social work activities22
Financial and insurance activities16
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Education13
Transport and storage12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Manufacturing11
Construction11
Administrative and support service activities7
Other4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female189
Male182

Partnership Status

Single159
Married: Opposite sex101
Separated10
Divorced21
Widowed4

Health

Very good health196
Good health137
Fair health28
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 151
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese4
Indian18
Pakistani15
Other Asian8
Black African8
Black Caribbean3
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other13
White256
Roma8
Arab4
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom249
European Union61
Rest of Europe17
Africa11
Middle East and Asia29
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK249
10+ Years52
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom256
France5
Italy6
Portugal7
Spain1
Lithuania1
Poland21
Romania8
Other EU countries19
Turkey3
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia1
Oceania1
No passport held28

Religion

No religion158
Christian130
Buddhist5
Hindu4
Muslim46
Other religion1
Not answered26
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