Fairwater Drive is in Woodley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG5 3JG 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 3JG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG5 3LG, RG5 3NE, RG5 3JB, RG5 3NZ, RG5 3PB, RG5 3LQ, RG5 3HH, RG5 3HU, RG5 3JQ.

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 3JG

Average Price
£437,931
Semi-Detached
£440,529
Terraced
£423,824
Detached
£670,705
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
33 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£455,0002023-06-02 £461,748
57 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£400,0002023-01-27 £400,264
21 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£385,0002022-03-30 £404,949
27 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£360,0002021-12-10 £397,355
53 Fairwater Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£420,0002021-09-17 £461,390

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		979 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		3,512 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		3,908 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		3,951 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 		226 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Lake Primary School
Campbell Road, Woodley RG5 3NA 		797 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		1,002 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 		1,137 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue, RG5 3BH 		1,254 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 		602 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,561 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		1,819 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		1,822 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Waingels
Waingels Road, Woodley RG5 4RF 		2,789 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 		453 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		2,440 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		2,545 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedReading Blue Coat School
Holme Park, Sonning Lane RG4 6SU 		2,621 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRed Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road, RG1 4JJ 		3,149 yd Other independent school 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
St James CafeSt James' Church, Kingfisher Drive332 yd
Kore CafeAddington School, Woodlands Avenue550 yd
Rainbow CafeChrist Church, Crockhamwell Road686 yd
La De Kitchen61-63 Crockhamwell Road780 yd
Costa Coffee69 Crockhamwell Road837 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Goals Soccer CentreBulmershe Leisure Centre, Woodlands Avenue550 yd
The WatersideThe Waterside, Fairwater Drive776 yd
The ChequersThe Chequers, 198 Crockhamwell Road889 yd
Earley Home Guard Club22 Pitts Lane1,001 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Messy ChurchSt James' Church, Kingfisher Drive332 yd
Hong Kong153 Crockhamwell Road837 yd
Domino's Pizza145 Crockhamwell Road837 yd
Maya's Treats Ltd107 Crockhamwell Road848 yd
Papa John's172 Crockhamwell Road889 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative FoodUnit 1, Englefield Place572 yd
Waitrose LtdWaitrose Ltd, 108/112 Crockhamwell Road809 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods81-87 Crockhamwell Road811 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd.6 Headley Road1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive 		grass pitches277 yd
Bulmershe Leisure Centre (Closed)
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool450 yd
Addington School
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		grass pitches, swimming pool543 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Reading)
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch636 yd
South Lake Primary School
CAMPBELL ROAD 		grass pitches675 yd
The Bulmershe School
WOODLANDS AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite679 yd
The University Of Reading: Bulmershe Pavilion
HITCH HILL CLOSE 		grass pitches864 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 speed79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed95.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fairwater Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 179 crimes were reported near Fairwater Drive . 47% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG5 3JG.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 179
Violence And Sexual Offences 88
Anti Social Behaviour 23
Public Order 14
Other Theft 12
Vehicle Crime 12
Criminal Damage And Arson 11
Bicycle Theft 8
Other Crime 6
Burglary 2
Drugs 1
Robbery 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 3JG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Englefield Place511 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Rushbrook Road490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Englefield Place511 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rushbrook Road490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rushbrook Road490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rushbrook Road490 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Rushbrook Road490 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Cartmel Drive347 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Fairwater Drive250 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Silver Fox Crescent545 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee79
Retired64
Part-Time Employee32
Self-Employed22
Looking after home or family11
Student (economically inactive)6
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Unemployed1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Education22
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Human health and social work activities15
Information and communication14
Construction12
Manufacturing11
Transport and storage9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Other8
Administrative and support service activities6
Financial and insurance activities4
Accommodation and food service activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female136
Male127

Partnership Status

Single51
Married: Opposite sex121
Separated3
Divorced23
Widowed23

Health

Very good health109
Good health112
Fair health35
Bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications31
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 69
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Indian24
Pakistani4
Other Asian3
Black African5
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other2
White216
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom208
European Union20
Rest of Europe2
Africa9
Middle East and Asia23
The Americas and the Caribbean2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK208
10+ Years38
5-10 Years13
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom213
Ireland2
France2
Portugal4
Spain2
Poland1
Romania5
Other EU countries4
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia4
No passport held24

Religion

No religion98
Christian117
Hindu7
Jewish1
Muslim8
Sikh16
Other religion1
Not answered16
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