Gorse Drive is in Woodley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG5 4QX is located in the Coronation electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Maidenhead. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Gorse Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4QX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG5 4QU, RG5 4SF, RG5 4RZ, RG5 4RY, RG5 4QS, RG5 4SE, RG5 4SJ, RG5 4SD, RG5 4PZ.

Gorse Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Gorse Drive are based on 3 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 4QX

Average Price
£510,543
Semi-Detached
£510,543
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gorse Drive

Average Price
£510,543
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gorse DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 Gorse Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£260,0002012-10-19 £483,220
4 Gorse Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£175,0002001-09-28 £513,216
2 Gorse Drive, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£168,0002001-02-28 £535,192

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		1,173 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,882 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,353 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodley CofE Primary School
Hurricane Way, Woodley RG5 4UX 		529 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willow Bank Infant School
Duffield Road, Woodley RG5 4RW 		590 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willow Bank Junior School
Duffield Road, Woodley RG5 4RW 		590 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rivermead Primary School
Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley RG5 4BS 		1,100 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		1,153 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Waingels
Waingels Road, Woodley RG5 4RF 		934 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley RG5 3EU 		2,026 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Forest School
Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh RG41 5NE 		3,293 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,479 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		3,894 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Piggott School
Twyford Road, Wargrave RG10 8DS 		4,296 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 		2,083 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedReading Blue Coat School
Holme Park, Sonning Lane RG4 6SU 		2,606 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDolphin School
Waltham Rd, Hurst RG10 0FR 		3,661 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		4,524 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		4,683 yd Higher education institutions 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
Jalpari of WoodleyShop Unit 4, Loddon Vale Centre233 yd
Jungle ManiaUnit 4, Headley Park Area Nine, Headley Road East558 yd
Red Rose58 Headley Road912 yd
Woodford Park Leisure CentreHaddon Drive965 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bull & ChequersBull & Chequers, Woodley Green459 yd
Bowling PavilionWoodford Park Leisure Centre, Haddon Drive965 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Hut DeliveryShop Unit 8, Loddon Vale Centre233 yd
Want Want2 The Parade, Brecon Road448 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco ExpressShop Unit 7, Loddon Vale Centre233 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Core Fitness Woodley
SHOP 6 SHOP 6 LODDON VALE CENTRE 		health and fitness suite251 yd
Woodley Ce Primary School
HURRICANE WAY 		grass pitches402 yd
Sandford Park
HURRICANE WAY 		grass pitches508 yd
Willow Bank Junior School
DUFFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches708 yd
Waingels College
WAINGELS ROAD 		athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite948 yd
Addington School (Closed)
Loddon Bridge Road 		grass pitches1,032 yd
Rivermead Primary School
LODDON BRIDGE ROAD 		grass pitches1,091 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%

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

Safety

Is Gorse Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 213 crimes were reported near Gorse Drive . 43% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG5 4QX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 213
Violence And Sexual Offences 85
Anti Social Behaviour 37
Criminal Damage And Arson 24
Other Theft 15
Public Order 14
Vehicle Crime 12
Burglary 11
Shoplifting 9
Robbery 2
Possession Of Weapons 1
Drugs 1
Theft From The Person 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG5 4QX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nimrod Close445 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area357 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Harvard Close430 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Hurricane Way517 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Harvard Close430 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Hartigan Place211 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area357 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area357 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Donaldson Way296 yd
2023-11ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area357 yd

Employment

RG5 4QX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee91
Retired48
Self-Employed30
Part-Time Employee26
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Human health and social work activities16
Education15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Manufacturing13
Other12
Construction11
Information and communication10
Financial and insurance activities8
Transport and storage8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Accommodation and food service activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female150
Male130

Partnership Status

Single66
Married: Opposite sex115
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated3
Divorced28
Widowed8

Health

Very good health146
Good health99
Fair health25
Bad health6
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 86
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese5
Indian6
Pakistani8
Other Asian7
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White241
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom240
European Union14
Rest of Europe5
Africa6
Middle East and Asia12
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK240
10+ Years27
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom235
Ireland3
France1
Italy3
Poland6
Other EU countries1
Turkey4
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held22

Religion

No religion121
Christian130
Hindu1
Muslim13
Sikh6
Other religion1
Not answered11
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