Dove Close is in Lower Earley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG6 4HU is located in the Hillside electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wokingham. This postcode has been in use since 1986-04-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dove Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4HU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG6 4HT, RG6 4HX, RG6 4HN, RG6 4AY, RG6 4HZ, RG6 4AU, RG6 4AT, RG6 4AR, RG6 4HY.

Dove Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dove Close are based on 14 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 RG6 4HU

Average Price
£565,121
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£565,121
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dove Close

Average Price
£565,121
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dove CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Dove Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£390,0002021-02-26 £468,303
4 Dove Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£410,0002018-08-07 £509,903
3 Dove Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£486,0002017-02-10 £612,325
4 Dove Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£293,0002013-09-23 £517,768
1 Dove Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£322,0002013-09-12 £569,015

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,487 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,404 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 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		405 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		941 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,296 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		1,368 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,448 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,155 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		2,380 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,775 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		3,112 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		362 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,049 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,515 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		2,251 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,631 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
KFCUnit 3, The Square, Chalfont Way604 yd
Toby CarveryThe Square, Chalfont Way647 yd
Mc Donalds RestaurantUnit 6 Mcdonalds Restaurant, The Square, Chalfont Way647 yd
Spar/Subway @ Lower Earley Service StationUnit 1, The Square, Chalfont Way657 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road663 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Suttons Bowls ClubSuttons Bowling Club, Pavilion, Chalfont Way817 yd
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road987 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's PizzaUnit 5, The Square, Chalfont Way647 yd
Shapla Tandoori248c Shinfield Road663 yd
Woody's Grill248 Shinfield Road663 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road710 yd
Pizza Hut231a Shinfield Road710 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Frozen FoodsThe Square, Chalfont Way644 yd
Marks & SpencerUnit 3 Marks & Spencer, The Square, Chalfont Way647 yd
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road812 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda, Lower Earley District Centre, Chalfont Way817 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches366 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts489 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches668 yd
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches909 yd
Loddon Valley Leisure
RUSHEY WAY 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool923 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 speed75.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed209.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Dove Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 154 crimes were reported near Dove Close . 51% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was shoplifting. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG6 4HU.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 154
Shoplifting 42
Violence And Sexual Offences 38
Burglary 16
Criminal Damage And Arson 14
Anti Social Behaviour 12
Other Theft 9
Public Order 8
Vehicle Crime 5
Robbery 3
Theft From The Person 3
Other Crime 2
Bicycle Theft 1
Drugs 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG6 4HU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Falcon Avenue405 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Melksham Close175 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wavell Close512 yd
2023-11Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Crosfields Close427 yd
2023-11Anti-social behaviourOn or near B3270353 yd
2023-11BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B3270353 yd
2023-11Anti-social behaviourOn or near B3270353 yd
2023-10Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wilsford Close452 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wilsford Close452 yd
2023-10BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Melksham Close175 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee86
Retired57
Self-Employed23
Part-Time Employee17
Looking after home or family14
Student (economically inactive)12
Unemployed8
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Education23
Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Information and communication21
Transport and storage13
Construction13
Other12
Human health and social work activities11
Financial and insurance activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Manufacturing8
Administrative and support service activities5
Accommodation and food service activities4
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female127
Male158

Partnership Status

Single44
Married: Opposite sex166
Separated3
Divorced11
Widowed8

Health

Very good health160
Good health104
Fair health16
Bad health3
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 105
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese10
Indian28
Pakistani11
Other Asian22
Black African4
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other3
White189
Arab1
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom206
European Union14
Rest of Europe6
Africa14
Middle East and Asia44

Length of Residence

Born in the UK206
10+ Years54
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom242
Ireland1
Germany3
Other EU countries13
Turkey3
North Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia10
No passport held12

Religion

No religion67
Christian130
Buddhist8
Hindu19
Muslim28
Sikh5
Other religion1
Not answered30
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