Fircroft Close is in Tilehurst, Reading and in Reading district. RG31 6LJ 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 Fircroft Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6LJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG31 6LQ, RG31 6RB, RG31 6LH, RG31 6PH, RG31 6RD, RG31 6AA, RG31 6PG, RG31 6LL, RG31 5NL.

Fircroft Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fircroft Close are based on 88 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 RG31 6LJ

Average Price
£361,714
Semi-Detached
£364,298
Terraced
£335,122
Detached
£497,894
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fircroft Close

Average Price
£344,985
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fircroft CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
53 Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£385,0002023-10-06 £367,965
7 Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£372,5002023-07-24 £356,825
44 Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£375,0002023-04-06 £361,338
52 Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£350,0002022-07-15 £327,273
29 Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£320,0002021-03-10 £336,900

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		1,123 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		1,810 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive, Tilehurst RG31 6FE 		801 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst RG31 5BD 		989 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst RG31 5LN 		993 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		1,044 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		1,044 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		1,039 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst RG31 5TY 		1,477 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		3,026 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		4,075 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		4,182 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Brookfields Special School
Sage Road, Tilehurst RG31 6SW 		998 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,149 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG Reading
Empress Road, Calcot RG31 4XR 		2,641 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3,640 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCranbury College
Cranbury Road, RG30 2TS 		3,956 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable 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
Spoons Coffee Shop7, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst650 yd
The Link Cafe28 School Road782 yd
Himalayan Hot Spot1 School Road831 yd
The Snaffle CafeHall Place Farm Sulham Hill, Tilehurst846 yd
Mad Hatters Pottery Painting Cafe114-116 School Road856 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tilehurst Bowls ClubWardle Avenue329 yd
The Royal Oak69 Westwood Glen515 yd
Tilehurst Royal British LegionDowning Road775 yd
The Plough Inn78 School Road831 yd
The Tilehurst Club12 Kentwood Hill901 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
High Rise Fish Bar3, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst630 yd
Asian Spice3, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst630 yd
Oriental Gourmet15 School Road831 yd
Dilraj23 School Road831 yd
Domino's Pizza76 School Road831 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-Operative Food, The1, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst619 yd
Co-operative Food29-35 School Road831 yd
Co-operative Food21 The Triangle916 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Victoria Recreation Ground
KENTWOOD HILL 		grass pitches774 yd
Tilehurst Methodist Church
SCHOOL ROAD 		781 yd
Cotswold Sports Centre
DOWNS WAY 		health and fitness suite793 yd
Downsway Primary School
WARBRECK DRIVE 		grass pitches812 yd
Cotswold Recreation Ground
Downs Way 		grass pitches947 yd
Birch Copse Primary School
WITTENHAM AVENUE 		grass pitches973 yd
St Catherine Of Siena Church Hall
ST CATHERINES HALL ST CATHERINES HALL WITTENHAM AVENUE 		1,045 yd
Westwood Farm Junior School
FULLBROOK CRESCENT 		grass pitches1,064 yd
Brookfields School
SAGE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool1,066 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed195.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fircroft Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 94 crimes were reported near Fircroft Close. 61% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG31 6LJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fircroft Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6LJ

Employment

RG31 6LJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

RG31 6LJ 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 Employee99
Retired54
Self-Employed34
Part-Time Employee33
Unemployed11
Student (economically inactive)11
Looking after home or family9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles27
Professional, scientific and technical activities24
Construction23
Education20
Information and communication15
Manufacturing14
Financial and insurance activities13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Human health and social work activities12
Transport and storage9
Other5
Administrative and support service activities5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female176
Male168

Partnership Status

Single84
Married: Opposite sex137
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed22

Health

Very good health177
Good health122
Fair health30
Bad health11
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 97

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian8
Pakistani4
Other Asian1
Black Caribbean7
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other6
White301

Country of Birth

United Kingdom304
European Union22
Rest of Europe2
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania1
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK304
10+ Years29
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom298
Ireland2
France2
Lithuania2
Poland5
Romania1
Other EU countries4
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia4
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania1
No passport held23

Religion

No religion167
Christian141
Hindu8
Jewish1
Muslim6
Not answered21
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