Beech Lane is in Woodcote, Reading and in South Oxfordshire district. RG8 0QA is located in the Woodcote & Rotherfield electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Henley. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Beech Lane, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0QA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG8 0PU, RG8 0PX, RG8 0PP, RG8 0PY, RG8 0PS, RG8 0QJ, RG8 0PT, RG8 0ND, RG8 0QE.

Beech Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Beech Lane are based on 64 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Oxfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG8 0QA

Average Price
£410,465
Semi-Detached
£410,465
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beech Lane

Average Price
£878,691
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beech LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Southview Cottages Beech Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£207,5002005-09-02 £420,600
3 Southview Cottages Beech Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£170,0002002-03-28 £487,914
3 Southview Cottages Beech Lane, Reading, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£56,5001996-06-28 £338,466

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodcote Primary School
Reading Road, Woodcote RG8 0QY 		1,045 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School
Checkendon, RG8 0SR 		3,030 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goring Church of England Aided Primary School
Wallingford Road, Goring-on-Thames RG8 0BG 		3,811 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4South Stoke Primary School
The Street, South Stoke RG8 0JS 		4,629 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Row CofE Primary School
School Lane, RG9 5QS 		4,873 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Langtree School
Reading Road, Woodcote RG8 0RA 		986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Oratory School
Woodcote, Near Reading RG8 0PJ 		1,730 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOratory Preparatory School
Goring Heath, Reading RG8 7SF 		2,082 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Smelly WelliesChiltern Cottage, South Stoke Road536 yd
Red LionGoring Road600 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Plaice6 Wood Green503 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Woodcote Recreation Ground
Reading Road 		grass pitches684 yd
Langtree School
READING ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches887 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 Beech Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 41 crimes were reported near Beech Lane . 73% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG8 0QA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 41
Violence And Sexual Offences 12
Shoplifting 9
Criminal Damage And Arson 8
Vehicle Crime 5
Burglary 3
Drugs 2
Public Order 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG8 0QA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wayside Green241 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near West Chiltern483 yd
2023-11ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket307 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wayside Green241 yd
2023-10ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket307 yd
2023-09Vehicle crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Behoes Lane265 yd
2023-09Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mowforth Close453 yd
2023-09Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mowforth Close453 yd
2023-09Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wood Green509 yd
2023-08ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket307 yd

Employment

RG8 0QA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% 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 Employee101
Retired76
Part-Time Employee40
Self-Employed39
Looking after home or family8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Student (economically inactive)7
Unemployed5
Other1
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Education21
Information and communication18
Human health and social work activities17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Other13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Construction10
Financial and insurance activities10
Manufacturing8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities8
Accommodation and food service activities5
Transport and storage2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female164
Male180

Partnership Status

Single66
Married: Opposite sex183
Separated5
Divorced16
Widowed14

Health

Very good health185
Good health122
Fair health29
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications22
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 35
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 146
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White337
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom306
European Union22
Rest of Europe1
Africa6
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK306
10+ Years30
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom302
Ireland1
France1
Germany4
Italy1
Poland10
Other EU countries8
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held15

Religion

No religion150
Christian176
Buddhist1
Jewish1
Not answered16
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