Balmore Park is in Caversham, Reading and in Reading district. RG4 8PY is located in the Thames electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1993-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balmore Park, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8PY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG4 8NS, RG4 8NX, RG4 8PU, RG4 8NL, RG4 7QU, RG4 8PX, RG4 8NR, RG4 8NN, RG4 7RA.

Balmore Park Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balmore Park are based on 89 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 8PY

Average Price
£279,921
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£403,546
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£272,353
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balmore Park

Average Price
£511,874
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balmore ParkStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 7 Ash Court Balmore Park, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£247,5002022-08-11 £228,825
Flat 7 Beech Court Balmore Park, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£236,0002022-03-01 £228,490
Flat 1 Larch Court Balmore Park, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£260,5002021-09-29 £253,239
Flat 5 Beech Court Balmore Park, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£250,0002021-06-15 £246,315
Flat 3 Larch Court Balmore Park, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£265,0002021-05-13 £261,719

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 1,311 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 1,688 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 3,872 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 5,044 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 5,363 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 4 126 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Washington Road , Caversham RG4 5AA 		3out of 4 875 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB 		3out of 4 948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Hill Primary School
Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8TU 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Emmer Green Primary School
Grove Road , Emmer Green RG4 8LN 		4out of 4 1,229 yd Community school No 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 1,017 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 2,789 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW 		4out of 4 3,364 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 3,806 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL 		3out of 4 3,984 yd Free schools 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 280 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
18 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ 		- not rated 407 yd Miscellaneous Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Preparatory School
16 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ 		- not rated 407 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX 		- not rated 502 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ 		- not rated 2,649 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Pasibrzueszek Polish Cousin Restaurant49 Hemdean Road479 yd
Bina Tandoori21 Prospect Street568 yd
Papa Gee5 Prospect Street568 yd
Clay's22-24 Prospect Street610 yd
Spitiko Greek Restaurant6 Prospect Street610 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Last Crumb76 Prospect Street473 yd
Angel Bar18 Prospect Street610 yd
Caversham Working Mens Club36 Church Street655 yd
The Clifton Arms12 Gosbrook Road707 yd
Caversham Health & Fitness ClubArchway Road732 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Go Sing Chinese Takeaway30 Prospect Street548 yd
Caversham Tandoori15 Prospect Street568 yd
Mo's Kebabs27 Prospect Street568 yd
Christian Community Action Drop In CentreSouth Street640 yd
Stir Fry Caversham36a Church Street655 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express18-20 Church Street655 yd
Waitrose51 Church Street706 yd
Iceland39 Church Street715 yd
TescoBuckingham Drive903 yd
Co-operative Food124 Henley Road978 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Morgan Sports Centre
HENLEY ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts380 yd
Caversham Health & Fitness Club
ARCHWAY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts722 yd
St Annes Rc Primary School
WASHINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches815 yd
Hill Primary School
PEPPARD ROAD 		grass pitches1,023 yd
Revive Health Club (Reading)
Caversham Bridge Caversham Bridge RICHFIELD AVENUE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,031 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed78.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed72.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.88 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.88 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed26.05 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Balmore Park Street dangerous?

In 2023, 108 crimes were reported near Balmore Park . 58% 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 8PY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Balmore Park, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8PY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RG4 8PY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee118
Retired60
Student (economically inactive)35
Self-Employed22
Part-Time Employee20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Unemployed7
Looking after home or family5
Other4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Education36
Human health and social work activities18
Information and communication18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Financial and insurance activities11
Other11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Manufacturing9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Construction8
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities3
Administrative and support service activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Mining and quarrying1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female270
Male151

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex135
Separated1
Divorced15
Widowed14

Health

Very good health267
Good health120
Fair health27
Bad health7
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications28
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 8
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 160
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese36
Indian17
Pakistani8
Other Asian13
Black African24
Black Caribbean3
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other5
White304
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom325
European Union28
Rest of Europe2
Africa6
Middle East and Asia49
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK325
10+ Years36
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years41

Passport Held

United Kingdom325
Ireland12
France1
Germany1
Italy1
Spain2
Poland2
Other EU countries14
Eastern Asia39
Southern Asia4
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held9

Religion

No religion170
Christian160
Buddhist1
Hindu13
Muslim10
Other religion4
Not answered63
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