Wood Green is in Reading and in Wokingham district. RG2 8HU is located in the Shinfield North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wokingham. This postcode has been in use since 1983-03-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wood Green, Reading, RG2 8HU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8HT, RG2 8HR, RG2 8HS, RG2 8JQ, RG2 8JH, RG2 8JG, RG2 8JT, RG2 8JN, RG2 8JJ.

Wood Green Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wood Green are based on 5 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wokingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG2 8HU

Average Price
£346,654
Semi-Detached
£381,145
Terraced
£294,917
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Green

Average Price
£346,654
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood GreenStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
4 Wood Green, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£361,0002022-08-01 £373,287
11 Wood Green, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£179,0002013-03-15 £312,134
1 Wood Green, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£205,0002009-10-08 £414,774
11 Wood Green, Reading, Wokingham
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002005-10-14 £277,700
4 Wood Green, Reading, Wokingham
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£155,0002004-06-28 £355,373

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,114 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		5,340 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,440 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 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		498 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		546 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		546 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		886 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley RG6 4HQ 		1,189 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF 		735 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,855 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,321 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,016 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,278 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		489 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,051 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,265 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,183 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		2,331 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
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road536 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane589 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road814 yd
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road1,037 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Shinfield ArmsShinfield Road974 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue519 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue519 yd
Shapla Tandoori248c Shinfield Road814 yd
Woody's Grill248 Shinfield Road814 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road919 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road590 yd
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts412 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches626 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts846 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool922 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed145.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wood Green Street dangerous?

In 2023, 271 crimes were reported near Wood Green . 36% 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 8HU.

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

More Crime Statistics for Wood Green, Reading, RG2 8HU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 271
Violence And Sexual Offences 106
Shoplifting 44
Anti Social Behaviour 23
Criminal Damage And Arson 21
Public Order 20
Other Theft 18
Vehicle Crime 10
Burglary 8
Other Crime 6
Bicycle Theft 5
Drugs 5
Theft From The Person 3
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG2 8HU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Brybur Close410 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Perigee423 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket480 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket480 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket480 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road441 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brybur Close410 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road441 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Perigee423 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Exwick Square531 yd
More Crime Statistics for Wood Green, Reading, RG2 8HU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee131
Part-Time Employee44
Self-Employed34
Retired30
Looking after home or family15
Student (economically inactive)13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed9
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Construction16
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Other14
Administrative and support service activities13
Transport and storage13
Information and communication13
Education13
Accommodation and food service activities12
Manufacturing6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Financial and insurance activities5
Mining and quarrying2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female192
Male193

Partnership Status

Single153
Married: Opposite sex108
Separated6
Divorced17
Widowed13

Health

Very good health195
Good health134
Fair health45
Bad health9
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 51
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 49
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 70
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian11
Pakistani8
Other Asian15
Black African20
Black Caribbean8
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean14
Mixed Other2
White292
Roma1
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom295
European Union34
Rest of Europe3
Africa20
Middle East and Asia25
The Americas and the Caribbean8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK295
10+ Years36
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom275
Germany2
Italy9
Portugal6
Poland10
Romania9
Other EU countries10
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa7
Southern Asia5
No passport held49

Religion

No religion170
Christian171
Buddhist7
Hindu4
Muslim17
Sikh4
Not answered13
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