Whale Avenue is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 0GX is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 2007-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Whale Avenue, Reading, RG2 0GX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 0GW, RG2 0GT, RG2 0GY, RG2 0FX, RG2 0GS, RG2 0GU, RG2 0WS, RG2 0GR, RG2 0FS.

Whale Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Whale Avenue are based on 109 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Reading.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG2 0GX

Average Price
£218,568
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£214,859
Other
£363,225

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whale Avenue

Average Price
£244,397
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whale AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 41 Merrick House Whale Avenue, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£247,0002022-08-05 £228,362
Flat 19 Merrick House Whale Avenue, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£255,0002022-04-05 £245,108
Flat 22 Merrick House Whale Avenue, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002022-01-14 £154,383
Flat 12 Merrick House Whale Avenue, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£178,0002021-04-30 £172,883
Units 1 To 8 Merrick House Whale Avenue, Reading, Reading
Other, an established residential building 		£575,0002020-12-18 £559,012

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,370 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		4,342 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		4,517 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 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		794 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP 		1,333 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreen Park Village Primary Academy
2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park RG2 6AX 		1,598 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road, RG2 0AY 		1,601 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,620 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,256 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		1,342 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		2,543 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, RG30 2BB 		2,552 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote RG30 3EP 		2,608 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		829 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		1,473 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road, RG2 7AG 		1,769 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHamilton School
40 Christchurch Road, RG2 7AY 		1,972 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,258 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
Fidget & BobWhale Avenue6 yd
The HexagonQueens Walk290 yd
Gymfinity Kids ReadingGillette Way295 yd
Sodexo at Gillette452 Basingstoke Road359 yd
Compass at Waitrose WarehouseAcre Road825 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BJ's Luxury Bingo ClubGillette Way295 yd
The Victoria Cross350 Basingstoke Road504 yd
World Turned Upside Down387 Basingstoke Road549 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Green Bike Food CompanyGillette Way435 yd
New City Fish Bar52 Buckland Road630 yd
Sakthi trading439 Basingstoke Road636 yd
Royal Chef261 Basingstoke Road669 yd
Crispy Fish232 Northumberland Avenue967 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aldi350 Basingstoke Road499 yd
WM Morrisons Supermarkets LtdBasingstoke Road504 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Livingwell Health Club (Reading)
DRAKE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool183 yd
Pure Gym (Basingstoke Road, Reading)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite493 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches905 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed192.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed162.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed900 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whale Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 577 crimes were reported near Whale Avenue . Only 17% 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 RG2 0GX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Whale Avenue, Reading, RG2 0GX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 577
Violence And Sexual Offences 122
Anti Social Behaviour 82
Vehicle Crime 77
Other Theft 62
Shoplifting 58
Criminal Damage And Arson 58
Public Order 34
Burglary 30
Bicycle Theft 28
Drugs 8
Theft From The Person 8
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 2
Robbery 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 0GX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Woolhampton Way220 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket504 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fair Isle Way283 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Fair Isle Way283 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Fair Isle Way283 yd
More Crime Statistics for Whale Avenue, Reading, RG2 0GX

Employment

RG2 0GX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee131
Part-Time Employee20
Self-Employed20
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family10
Retired6
Other5
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Information and communication44
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Manufacturing10
Construction9
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Human health and social work activities7
Education7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Transport and storage6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5
Other4
Financial and insurance activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female115
Male141

Partnership Status

Single109
Married: Opposite sex85
Separated4
Divorced10
Widowed3

Health

Very good health155
Good health85
Fair health17

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 9
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 134
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese7
Indian26
Pakistani9
Other Asian23
Black African26
Black Caribbean6
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other4
White134
Roma1
Arab4
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom108
European Union57
Rest of Europe10
Africa19
Middle East and Asia54
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK108
10+ Years39
5-10 Years45
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years45

Passport Held

United Kingdom119
Ireland4
Germany3
Italy2
Portugal4
Spain5
Lithuania4
Poland20
Romania5
Other EU countries25
Turkey1
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia27
South-East Asia8
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
No passport held12

Religion

No religion73
Christian119
Buddhist4
Hindu21
Muslim18
Sikh3
Not answered18
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