Fairwater Drive is in Woodley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG5 3JB is located in the South Lake electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3JB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG5 3NE, RG5 3JQ, RG5 3NF, RG5 3JG, RG5 3PB, RG5 3LQ, RG5 3SJ, RG5 3PG, RG5 3NX.

Fairwater Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fairwater Drive are based on 203 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wokingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG5 3JB

Average Price
£454,705
Semi-Detached
£455,728
Terraced
£410,721
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairwater Drive

Average Price
£433,627
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairwater DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
102 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£475,0002023-02-23 £475,313
70 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£393,0002022-04-14 £410,721
112 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£345,0002021-05-28 £406,749
122 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£400,0002020-09-17 £496,507
120 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£370,0002020-09-16 £459,269

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		958 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,649 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		3,946 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,041 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive, Woodley RG5 3JE 		361 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Lake Primary School
Campbell Road, Woodley RG5 3NA 		674 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		979 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Earley RG6 1EY 		1,138 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue, RG5 3BH 		1,318 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley RG5 3EU 		739 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,482 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		1,889 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		1,893 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Waingels
Waingels Road, Woodley RG5 4RF 		2,818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Addington School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley RG5 3EU 		595 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		2,502 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		2,569 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedReading Blue Coat School
Holme Park, Sonning Lane RG4 6SU 		2,750 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		3,212 yd Other independent school 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
St James CafeSt James' Church, Kingfisher Drive245 yd
Rainbow CafeChrist Church, Crockhamwell Road644 yd
Kore CafeAddington School, Woodlands Avenue696 yd
La De Kitchen61-63 Crockhamwell Road785 yd
Costa Coffee69 Crockhamwell Road857 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The WatersideThe Waterside, Fairwater Drive630 yd
Goals Soccer CentreBulmershe Leisure Centre, Woodlands Avenue696 yd
The ChequersThe Chequers, 198 Crockhamwell Road903 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Messy ChurchSt James' Church, Kingfisher Drive245 yd
Hong Kong153 Crockhamwell Road857 yd
Domino's Pizza145 Crockhamwell Road857 yd
Maya's Treats Ltd107 Crockhamwell Road870 yd
Papa John's172 Crockhamwell Road903 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative FoodUnit 1, Englefield Place704 yd
Waitrose LtdWaitrose Ltd, 108/112 Crockhamwell Road807 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods81-87 Crockhamwell Road824 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd.6 Headley Road1,024 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive 		grass pitches424 yd
South Lake Primary School
CAMPBELL ROAD 		grass pitches545 yd
Bulmershe Leisure Centre (Closed)
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool593 yd
Addington School
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		grass pitches, swimming pool690 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Reading)
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch783 yd
The Bulmershe School
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite822 yd
The University Of Reading: Bulmershe Pavilion
HITCH HILL CLOSE 		grass pitches1,011 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed165.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fairwater Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 108 crimes were reported near Fairwater Drive . 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 RG5 3JB.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 108
Violence And Sexual Offences 46
Anti Social Behaviour 19
Vehicle Crime 11
Criminal Damage And Arson 9
Public Order 8
Other Theft 8
Burglary 3
Bicycle Theft 2
Drugs 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG5 3JB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Cartmel Drive250 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Campbell Road383 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Silver Fox Crescent535 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Silver Fox Crescent535 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Fairwater Drive119 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rickman Close377 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesFurther investigation is not in the public interestOn or near Kingfisher Drive185 yd
2023-11Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fawcett Crescent310 yd
2023-10Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Plymouth Avenue425 yd
2023-10Theft from the personUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Antrim Road351 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee99
Retired70
Part-Time Employee40
Self-Employed21
Looking after home or family10
Other9
Unemployed9
Student (economically inactive)4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Education27
Construction19
Transport and storage15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security15
Information and communication15
Human health and social work activities13
Financial and insurance activities11
Administrative and support service activities9
Other9
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Manufacturing7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female170
Male170

Partnership Status

Single73
Married: Opposite sex168
Divorced15
Widowed15

Health

Very good health155
Good health137
Fair health39
Bad health12

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 94
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian22
Pakistani17
Other Asian2
Black African2
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other2
White278
Arab2
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom287
European Union10
Rest of Europe9
Africa11
Middle East and Asia23

Length of Residence

Born in the UK287
10+ Years39
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom283
Ireland1
Poland8
Turkey4
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia1
No passport held35

Religion

No religion114
Christian157
Buddhist1
Hindu17
Muslim26
Sikh6
Not answered19
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