Fircroft Close is in Tilehurst, Reading and in Reading district.
RG31 6LQ is located in the Kentwood electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use
since 2008-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fircroft Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6LQ and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: RG31 6LH, RG31 6LL, RG31 6LJ, RG31 6PH, RG31 6RB, RG31 6HE, RG31 6PJ, RG31 6LP, RG31 6LN.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3 Fair Oak Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £258,000 | 2023-03-10 | £243,170 |
| Flat 5 Fair Oak Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £235,000 | 2017-07-14 | £207,338 |
| Flat 3 Fair Oak Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £245,000 | 2015-12-09 | £242,213 |
| Flat 4 Fair Oak Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £199,950 | 2014-07-11 | £236,521 |
| Flat 2 Fair Oak Fircroft Close, Reading, Reading Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £125,000 | 2009-04-03 | £177,788 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4out of 4 | Blagrave Nursery School Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA | 1,054 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| 4out of 4 | Norcot Early Years Centre 82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB | 1,714 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3out of 4 | Downsway Primary School Warbreck Drive, Tilehurst RG31 6FE | 841 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | Park Lane Primary School School Road, Tilehurst RG31 5BD | 970 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst RG31 6RY | 1,022 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 4out of 4 | Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst RG31 6RY | 1,022 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| 4out of 4 | Birch Copse Primary School Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst RG31 5LN | 1,028 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3out of 4 | Denefield School Long Lane, Tilehurst RG31 6XY | 1,103 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | Little Heath School Little Heath Road, Tilehurst RG31 5TY | 1,536 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 2out of 4 | King's Academy Prospect Cockney Hill, Tilehurst RG30 4EX | 2,959 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP | 4,000 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | The WREN School 61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB | 4,102 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4out of 4 | Brookfields Special School Sage Road, Tilehurst RG31 6SW | 999 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | Thames Valley School 2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ | 2,090 yd | Free schools special | No | Mixed | More About School |
| - not rated | TLG Reading Empress Road, Calcot RG31 4XR | 2,639 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 3out of 4 | The Holy Brook School 145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote RG30 3LJ | 3,582 yd | Community special school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| - not rated | Cranbury College Cranbury Road, RG30 2TS | 3,868 yd | Academy alternative provision converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoons Coffee Shop | 7, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst | 641 yd | |
| The Link Cafe | 28 School Road | 725 yd | |
| Himalayan Hot Spot | 1 School Road | 756 yd | |
| Mad Hatters Pottery Painting Cafe | 114-116 School Road | 837 yd | |
| Vesuvio Pizzeria | 20 Norcot Road | 870 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilehurst Bowls Club | Wardle Avenue | 233 yd | |
| The Royal Oak | 69 Westwood Glen | 585 yd | |
| Tilehurst Royal British Legion | Downing Road | 765 yd | |
| The Plough Inn | 78 School Road | 796 yd | |
| The Tilehurst Club | 12 Kentwood Hill | 811 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rise Fish Bar | 3, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst | 623 yd | |
| Asian Spice | 3, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst | 623 yd | |
| Oriental Gourmet | 15 School Road | 756 yd | |
| Dilraj | 23 School Road | 756 yd | |
| Domino's Pizza | 76 School Road | 796 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Operative Food, The | 1, The Colonnade Overdown Road, Tilehurst | 614 yd | |
| Co-operative Food | 29-35 School Road | 756 yd | |
| Co-operative Food | 21 The Triangle | 884 yd |
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Recreation Ground KENTWOOD HILL | grass pitches | 688 yd |
| Tilehurst Methodist Church SCHOOL ROAD | 715 yd | |
| Cotswold Sports Centre DOWNS WAY | health and fitness suite | 832 yd |
| Downsway Primary School WARBRECK DRIVE | grass pitches | 864 yd |
| Cotswold Recreation Ground Downs Way | grass pitches | 978 yd |
| Birch Copse Primary School WITTENHAM AVENUE | grass pitches | 1,019 yd |
| Westwood Farm Junior School FULLBROOK CRESCENT | grass pitches | 1,060 yd |
| Brookfields School SAGE ROAD | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool | 1,077 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| 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% |
| 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% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 105 crimes were reported
near Fircroft Close.
59% 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 6LQ.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
RG31 6LQ 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 6LQ 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.
| Full-Time Employee | 99 |
| Retired | 54 |
| Self-Employed | 34 |
| Part-Time Employee | 33 |
| Unemployed | 11 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 11 |
| Looking after home or family | 9 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 7 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 27 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 24 |
| Construction | 23 |
| Education | 20 |
| Information and communication | 15 |
| Manufacturing | 14 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 13 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 12 |
| Human health and social work activities | 12 |
| Transport and storage | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 5 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 3 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 3 |
| Real estate activities | 2 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
| Female | 176 |
| Male | 168 |
| Single | 84 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 137 |
| Civil partnership: Same sex | 3 |
| Separated | 5 |
| Divorced | 19 |
| Widowed | 22 |
| Very good health | 177 |
| Good health | 122 |
| Fair health | 30 |
| Bad health | 11 |
| Very bad health | 3 |
| No qualifications | 42 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 28 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 34 |
| Apprenticeship | 11 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 58 |
| Degree or Similar | 97 |
| Chinese | 1 |
| Indian | 8 |
| Pakistani | 4 |
| Other Asian | 1 |
| Black Caribbean | 7 |
| Other Black | 5 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 7 |
| Mixed White and African | 2 |
| Mixed White and Caribbean | 5 |
| Mixed Other | 6 |
| White | 301 |
| United Kingdom | 304 |
| European Union | 22 |
| Rest of Europe | 2 |
| Middle East and Asia | 11 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 6 |
| Oceania | 1 |
| British Overseas | 1 |
| Born in the UK | 304 |
| 10+ Years | 29 |
| 5-10 Years | 12 |
| 2-5 Years | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 298 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Other EU countries | 4 |
| Eastern Asia | 1 |
| Southern Asia | 4 |
| North America and the Caribbean | 2 |
| Oceania | 1 |
| No passport held | 23 |
| No religion | 167 |
| Christian | 141 |
| Hindu | 8 |
| Jewish | 1 |
| Muslim | 6 |
| Not answered | 21 |