Briar Close is in Caversham, Reading and in Reading district. RG4 7QH is located in the Thames electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Briar Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7QH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG4 7QN, RG4 7QP, RG4 7AU, RG4 7QJ, RG4 8EJ, RG4 7QL, RG4 7QA, RG4 8PS, RG4 7QG.

Briar Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Briar Close are based on 11 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 RG4 7QH

Average Price
£533,705
Semi-Detached
£485,706
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£561,133
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Briar Close

Average Price
£533,705
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Briar CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Briar Close, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building
£640,0002023-02-24 £582,564
8 Briar Close, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building
£455,0002021-03-08 £473,727
5 Briar Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£390,0002016-09-19 £400,644
6 Briar Close, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£325,0002012-06-01 £528,161
10 Briar Close, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building
£417,5002010-08-23 £676,333

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,093 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,423 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,725 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA
4out of 4 4,982 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caversham Primary School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7RA
4out of 4 757 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Emmer Green Primary School
Grove Road , Emmer Green RG4 8LN
4out of 4 860 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Hill Primary School
Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8TU
3out of 4 1,181 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Heights Primary School
129 Upper Woodcote Road , RG4 7LB
4out of 4 1,391 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Washington Road , Caversham RG4 5AA
3out of 4 1,673 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR
3out of 4 371 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 3,571 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 4,166 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 4,249 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reades Lane , Sonning Common RG4 9LN
1out of 4 4,266 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 1,028 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
18 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 1,109 yd Miscellaneous Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Preparatory School
16 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 1,109 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 1,293 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 3,436 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Miller & Carter Caversham109 Kidmore Road703 yd
Miller & Carter Caversham109 Kidmore Road703 yd
Caversham Bowling ClubAlbert Road868 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoBuckingham Drive921 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highdown Sports Centre
SURLEY ROW
health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts376 yd
Highdown School
Surley Row
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches387 yd
Albert Road Recreation Park
WOBURN CLOSE
tennis courts773 yd
Emmer Green Primary School
EMMER GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL EMMER GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL GROVE ROAD
grass pitches805 yd
Hill Primary School
PEPPARD ROAD
grass pitches1,069 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 speed143.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Briar Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 88 crimes were reported near Briar Close . 62% 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 RG4 7QH.

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

More Crime Statistics for Briar Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7QH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee122
Retired60
Part-Time Employee33
Self-Employed29
Student (economically inactive)12
Looking after home or family12
Other7
Unemployed5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Information and communication25
Education20
Human health and social work activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Manufacturing11
Administrative and support service activities9
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other8
Financial and insurance activities7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Real estate activities2
Transport and storage2

People

Gender

Female190
Male173

Partnership Status

Single88
Married: Opposite sex153
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated3
Divorced18
Widowed22

Health

Very good health214
Good health111
Fair health28
Bad health11

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications33
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 142
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese11
Indian12
Pakistani7
Other Asian1
Black African10
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African4
Mixed Other5
White297
Roma7
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom283
European Union30
Rest of Europe11
Africa3
Middle East and Asia24
The Americas and the Caribbean12

Length of Residence

Born in the UK283
10+ Years31
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom283
Ireland6
France1
Italy8
Portugal4
Romania6
Other EU countries2
Turkey2
Other Europe7
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia2
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean8
No passport held27

Religion

No religion158
Christian156
Buddhist5
Hindu5
Jewish2
Muslim10
Other religion2
Not answered26