Purley Rise is in Purley On Thames, Reading and in Newbury district. RG8 8AA is located in the Tilehurst & Purley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Purley Rise, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG8 8DS, RG8 8AJ, RG8 8DP, RG8 8DR, RG8 8DL, RG8 8AE, RG8 8AD, RG8 8AZ, RG8 8AP.

Purley Rise Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Purley Rise are based on 12 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newbury.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG8 8AA

Average Price
£478,710
Semi-Detached
£456,465
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£879,131
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Purley Rise

Average Price
£614,096
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Purley RiseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
50 Purley Rise, Reading, West Berkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£410,0002023-04-06 £415,440
62 Purley Rise, Reading, West Berkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£447,5002023-02-24 £449,669
54 Purley Rise, Reading, West Berkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£335,0002021-04-23 £395,201
48 Purley Rise, Reading, West Berkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£350,0002019-11-01 £427,070
46 Purley Rise, Reading, West Berkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£345,0002014-11-28 £495,644

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		3,281 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		3,289 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 4Long Lane Primary School
Long Lane, Tilehurst RG31 6YG 		681 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames RG8 8AF 		718 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive, Tilehurst RG31 6FE 		1,432 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pangbourne Primary School
Kennedy Drive, Pangbourne RG8 7LB 		1,477 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		1,541 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		1,282 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst RG31 5TY 		3,262 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		5,157 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 4Brookfields Special School
Sage Road, Tilehurst RG31 6SW 		1,386 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPangbourne College
, RG8 8LA 		3,959 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		4,333 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOratory Preparatory School
Goring Heath, Reading RG8 7SF 		4,369 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG Reading
Empress Road, Calcot RG31 4XR 		4,800 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in RG8 8AA area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Goosecroft Recreation Ground
GOOSECROFT LANE GOOSECROFT LANE BEECH ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts176 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 speed78.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed146 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Purley Rise Street dangerous?

In 2023, 21 crimes were reported near Purley Rise . 78% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was criminal damage and arson. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG8 8AA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 21
Criminal Damage And Arson 4
Anti Social Behaviour 4
Violence And Sexual Offences 4
Public Order 3
Other Theft 3
Burglary 2
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG8 8AA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Westbury Lane199 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Purley Rise376 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Goosecroft Lane99 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Purley Rise0 yd
2023-09Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Purley Rise376 yd
2023-06Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Goosecroft Lane99 yd
2023-06Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Goosecroft Lane99 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Purley Rise376 yd
2023-05Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Purley Rise376 yd
2023-05Other crimeStatus update unavailableOn or near Elyham428 yd

Employment

RG8 8AA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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
Retired82
Part-Time Employee39
Self-Employed38
Unemployed10
Looking after home or family10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Other5
Student (economically inactive)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Manufacturing29
Education26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Human health and social work activities19
Information and communication15
Construction14
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Financial and insurance activities10
Other9
Administrative and support service activities8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Transport and storage7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female191
Male179

Partnership Status

Single71
Married: Opposite sex181
Separated4
Divorced26
Widowed18

Health

Very good health189
Good health117
Fair health54
Bad health9
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship22
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 67
Degree or Similar 116
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian5
Other Asian1
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White341
Arab1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom327
European Union16
Rest of Europe3
Africa8
Middle East and Asia10
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK327
10+ Years34
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom321
Portugal1
Poland2
Romania4
Other EU countries2
North Africa1
Oceania1
No passport held36

Religion

No religion138
Christian198
Hindu6
Muslim1
Other religion2
Not answered24
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