Porchfield Close is in Earley, Reading and in Wokingham district. RG6 5YZ 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 Porchfield Close, Earley, Reading, RG6 5YZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG6 5YS, RG6 5YU, RG6 5UG, RG6 5YP, RG6 5UW, RG6 5UB, RG6 5YT, RG6 5YR, RG6 5TA.

Porchfield Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Porchfield Close are based on 7 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 5YZ

Average Price
£829,733
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£829,733
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Porchfield Close

Average Price
£829,733
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Porchfield CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Porchfield Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£775,0002021-06-29 £893,360
4 Porchfield Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£445,0002007-09-06 £815,676
5 Porchfield Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002001-08-19 £870,663
3 Porchfield Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002000-04-13 £895,231
6 Porchfield Close, Reading, Wokingham
Detached, an established residential building 		£205,0001999-11-05 £725,329

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,937 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		3,661 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,894 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,056 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 4Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane, Earley RG6 5UZ 		375 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		672 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP 		684 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Aldryngton Primary School
Off Silverdale Road, Earley RG6 7HR 		1,327 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,362 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		1,334 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		2,236 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,349 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		2,443 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		2,460 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 		1,069 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,325 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,840 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		2,472 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		2,585 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
Flavours of TandoorChalfont Close246 yd
Eurest at Asda Customer RestaurantAsda, Lower Earley District Centre, Chalfont Way344 yd
Crescent Moon CafeThe Crescent Resource Centre, Warbler Drive526 yd
Toby CarveryThe Square, Chalfont Way548 yd
Mc Donalds RestaurantUnit 6 Mcdonalds Restaurant, The Square, Chalfont Way548 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Suttons Bowls ClubSuttons Bowling Club, Pavilion, Chalfont Way344 yd
The Sportsman201 Shinfield Road1,075 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's PizzaUnit 5, The Square, Chalfont Way548 yd
KFC207 Shinfield Road1,048 yd
Greggs203-205 Shinfield Road1,048 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road1,082 yd
Pizza Hut231a Shinfield Road1,082 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Asda Stores LtdAsda, Lower Earley District Centre, Chalfont Way344 yd
Iceland Frozen FoodsThe Square, Chalfont Way540 yd
Marks & SpencerUnit 3 Marks & Spencer, The Square, Chalfont Way548 yd
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road1,048 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Loddon Valley Leisure
RUSHEY WAY 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool232 yd
Radstock Primary School
RADSTOCK LANE 		grass pitches305 yd
Chalfont Park
CHALFONT WAY 		grass pitches433 yd
Hillside Primary School
RUSHEY WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches724 yd
Whiteknights Primary School
FAIRLAWN GREEN 		grass pitches802 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 speed40 Mbit/s
Average download speed46.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed7.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed10 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Porchfield Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 274 crimes were reported near Porchfield Close . 36% 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 5YZ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 274
Violence And Sexual Offences 77
Other Theft 44
Shoplifting 34
Bicycle Theft 30
Public Order 22
Anti Social Behaviour 21
Criminal Damage And Arson 18
Burglary 10
Vehicle Crime 7
Theft From The Person 6
Drugs 3
Robbery 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Highfield533 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Camborne Close257 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Collins Drive343 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Chicory Close352 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stockbury Close446 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area295 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Camborne Close257 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area295 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Camborne Close257 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area295 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee123
Retired99
Part-Time Employee36
Self-Employed29
Student (economically inactive)13
Unemployed11
Other10
Looking after home or family8
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Education51
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles49
Accommodation and food service activities32
Information and communication22
Other19
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Human health and social work activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Manufacturing10
Transport and storage10
Financial and insurance activities9
Construction8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Administrative and support service activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female220
Male216

Partnership Status

Single67
Married: Opposite sex236
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated4
Divorced17
Widowed11

Health

Very good health235
Good health155
Fair health36
Bad health8
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications17
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 195
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese11
Indian54
Pakistani17
Other Asian2
Black African11
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian10
Mixed White and African2
White290
Arab9
Other28

Country of Birth

United Kingdom325
European Union22
Rest of Europe6
Africa15
Middle East and Asia61
The Americas and the Caribbean6
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK325
10+ Years92
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom375
Ireland6
Italy2
Spain1
Romania2
Other EU countries8
Other Europe1
Middle East4
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
No passport held19

Religion

No religion144
Christian165
Hindu44
Muslim42
Sikh14
Not answered27
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