Basil Close is in Earley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG6 5GL is located in the Hillside electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wokingham. This postcode has been in use since 1995-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Basil Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 5GL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG6 5YG, RG6 5GJ, RG2 8EH, RG6 5YH, RG6 5XS, RG6 5GN, RG6 5YQ, RG6 5GH, RG6 5GW.

Basil Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Basil Close are based on 20 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 5GL

Average Price
£655,508
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£655,508
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Basil Close

Average Price
£655,508
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Basil CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
6 Basil Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£550,0002023-02-24 £542,086
8 Basil Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£606,0002022-09-14 £607,613
7 Basil Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£675,0002020-03-25 £855,156
2 Basil Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£396,0002013-11-29 £681,346
17 Basil Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£359,0002013-10-16 £624,659

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,410 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4,207 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,950 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,053 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 		277 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		339 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		810 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane, Earley RG6 5UZ 		1,008 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,566 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 		1,618 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,868 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,952 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,605 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,621 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		681 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		706 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,797 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		2,029 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		2,424 yd Academy special sponsor led 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
KFCUnit 3, The Square, Chalfont Way495 yd
Toby CarveryThe Square, Chalfont Way505 yd
Mc Donalds RestaurantUnit 6 Mcdonalds Restaurant, The Square, Chalfont Way505 yd
Eurest at Asda Customer RestaurantAsda, Lower Earley District Centre, Chalfont Way529 yd
Spar/Subway @ Lower Earley Service StationUnit 1, The Square, Chalfont Way530 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Suttons Bowls ClubSuttons Bowling Club, Pavilion, Chalfont Way529 yd
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road645 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's PizzaUnit 5, The Square, Chalfont Way505 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road511 yd
Pizza Hut231a Shinfield Road511 yd
Mr Cod225 Shinfield Road511 yd
KFC207 Shinfield Road531 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Frozen FoodsThe Square, Chalfont Way492 yd
Marks & SpencerUnit 3 Marks & Spencer, The Square, Chalfont Way505 yd
Asda Stores LtdAsda, Lower Earley District Centre, Chalfont Way529 yd
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road531 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches195 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches390 yd
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches451 yd
Loddon Valley Leisure
RUSHEY WAY 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool579 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts770 yd
Radstock Primary School
RADSTOCK LANE 		grass pitches927 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 speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed208.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Basil Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 346 crimes were reported near Basil Close . Only 30% 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 RG6 5GL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 346
Violence And Sexual Offences 98
Shoplifting 87
Other Theft 26
Anti Social Behaviour 25
Criminal Damage And Arson 25
Bicycle Theft 21
Public Order 21
Burglary 21
Vehicle Crime 9
Robbery 4
Other Crime 4
Drugs 3
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG6 5GL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wavell Close275 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area528 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shinfield Rise513 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chicory Close307 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Fair Lawn Green311 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Falcon Avenue282 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area528 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area528 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area378 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area378 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee111
Retired72
Part-Time Employee27
Self-Employed24
Student (economically inactive)13
Looking after home or family9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Unemployed
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Information and communication29
Education26
Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Human health and social work activities15
Transport and storage11
Financial and insurance activities11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Other6
Construction6
Manufacturing4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Administrative and support service activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female154
Male153

Partnership Status

Single52
Married: Opposite sex187
Divorced20
Widowed9

Health

Very good health151
Good health119
Fair health27
Bad health9
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 35
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
Degree or Similar 135
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese13
Indian55
Other Asian11
Black African3
Black Caribbean4
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White205
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom218
European Union16
Rest of Europe2
Africa11
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK218
10+ Years72
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom269
Germany2
Italy2
Lithuania3
Poland2
Romania1
Other EU countries7
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia5
Central Asia2
Central and South America3
No passport held10

Religion

No religion95
Christian132
Buddhist7
Hindu36
Jewish1
Muslim8
Sikh15
Not answered13
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