Baird Road, Arborfield Green, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Baird Road, Arborfield Green, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-wokingham/baird-road-arborfield-green/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG2 9YU.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£578,300

3 sales

Price range

£535k – £600k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

13 Nov 2020

RG2 9YU

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At a glance

House prices£578k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 2 min walkWokingham station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

3 property sales on Baird Road, Arborfield Green, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 13 Nov 2020. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £578,300. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 0 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Baird Road range from £535,000 to £599,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Baird Road compared

RG2 postcode area£410,767

Reading£516,960

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Baird Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£578,300	13 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Baird Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Baird Road RG2 9YU	13 Nov 2020	£535,000	Detached New build	Freehold
8, Baird Road RG2 9YU	26 Nov 2019	£599,950	Detached New build	Freehold
6, Baird Road RG2 9YU	18 Oct 2019	£599,950	Detached New build	Freehold
2, Baird Road RG2 9YU	31 Oct 2017	£1,803,000	Other	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
2, Baird Road	£1,803,000 (Oct 2017) → £535,000 (Nov 2020)	-70% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Baird Road

Crime

45 crimes were reported within about a mile of Baird Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting	12
Violence & sexual offences	11
Anti-social behaviour	8
Criminal damage & arson	6
Other theft	2
Public order	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Baird Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Blackwater and The Cove Brook Flood alert area
Lower River Loddon Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Baird Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Bohunt School Wokingham 1,313 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
Farley Hill Primary School 358 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
The Coombes Church of England Primary School 338 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Requires improvement Report	1.0 mi
Gorse Ride Junior School 159 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	1.7 mi
Gorse Ride Infants' School 109 pupils	Primary	5–7	Report	1.7 mi
Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery 280 pupils	Other independent school	0–11	Report	1.8 mi
Nine Mile Ride Primary School 375 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	1.9 mi
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School 108 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	2.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Wokingham station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Winnersh station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Crowthorne station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Sheerlands Road (adj, Baird Road) 1 min walk
Sheerlands Road (W-bound, Sheerlands Road) 1 min walk
Crusader Close (Opposite) 1 min walk
Crusader Close (Adjacent) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

Finchampstead Practice
The Finchampstead Surgery, 474-478 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham · 1.9 mi
South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac
Shinfield Medical Pract, School Green, Reading · 2.5 mi
Shinfield Medical Practice
Shinfield House, School Green, Reading · 2.5 mi
Swallowfield Medical Practice
The Street, Swallowfield, Reading · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Sainsburys Arborfield · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Arborfield - Bramshill Close · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Finchampstead · 2.0 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Former The Royal Oak · 2.4 mi

Pharmacies

Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.9 mi
Jats Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

Nine Mile Ride Dental Practice · 1.9 mi
The Tooth Booth · 1.9 mi
Shinfield Dental Centre · 2.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	50.1%	62.5%
Private rented	41.5%	20.3%
Social rented	8.3%	17.1%
Households	793

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	23.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	7.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,932

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	90%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	92%

Share of homes across Wokingham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Baird Road

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Who lives around Baird Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Wokingham
White	84.3%	79.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	6.3%	12.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4%	2.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	3.1%
Other ethnic group	1.7%	1.6%

Religion

	Here	Wokingham
Christian	44.7%	44.7%
No religion	44.3%	36.9%
Not answered	4.8%	5.9%
Hindu	2.5%	4.8%
Muslim	1.8%	4.8%
Sikh	0.7%	1.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%

Country of birth

	Here	Wokingham
Born in the UK	78%	81.1%
Born outside the UK	22%	18.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wokingham
Level 4 qualifications and above	43.6%	46.2%
Level 3 qualifications	21.4%	16.3%
Level 2 qualifications	13.6%	12.6%
No qualifications	7.9%	10.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.2%	8.1%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	4.1%
Other qualifications	2.1%	2.3%

General health

	Here	Wokingham
Very good health	60.5%	55%
Good health	31.1%	33.2%
Fair health	6.1%	9.2%
Bad health	2.1%	2.1%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.6%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wokingham
2 cars or vans in household	43.1%	39.5%
1 car or van in household	42.6%	37.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.7%	14%
No cars or vans in household	4.5%	9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wokingham.

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