Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Katesgrove at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 81st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 93 per 1,000 residents
- Weak28th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle34th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Katesgrove a good place to live?
Katesgrove may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Reading below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Katesgrove
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 93 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Katesgrove
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 121 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Katesgrove
Schools
64th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Katesgrove
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.6% of the area. That is the 34th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Katesgrove
Transport
81st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Katesgrove a good place to live?
Katesgrove may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Katesgrove safe?
Katesgrove ranks in the 28th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Katesgrove?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Katesgrove?
Schools rank in the 64th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Katesgrove?
Nearby public profiles include Battle in Reading and Redlands in Reading.
