Wentworth Avenue is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8JL is located in the Church electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wentworth Avenue, Reading, RG2 8JL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8NJ, RG2 8NG, RG2 8JG, RG2 8NL, RG2 8JJ, RG2 8NW, RG2 8JH, RG2 8NH, RG2 8HZ.

Wentworth Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wentworth Avenue are based on 40 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 8JL

Average Price
£304,335
Semi-Detached
£303,906
Terraced
£306,566
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wentworth Avenue

Average Price
£292,802
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wentworth AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
96 Wentworth Avenue, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£455,0002022-07-19 £425,455
74 Wentworth Avenue, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£460,0002022-03-01 £452,650
72 Wentworth Avenue, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£270,0002018-10-26 £276,477
86 Wentworth Avenue, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002018-05-29 £321,988
84 Wentworth Avenue, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002017-10-06 £314,288

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		916 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,261 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		5,274 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		5,342 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 		318 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		424 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		424 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		798 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,171 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 		508 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,653 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,436 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,037 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,116 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 		623 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		1,200 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,212 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		1,957 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		2,230 yd Academy special converter 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 Road508 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane756 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road805 yd
Pret A Manger211 Shinfield Road1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue299 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue299 yd
Shapla Tandoori248c Shinfield Road805 yd
Woody's Grill248 Shinfield Road805 yd
Papa Johns223 Shinfield Road906 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road556 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road961 yd
Tesco Express203-205 Shinfield Road1,011 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches433 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts510 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts615 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool696 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 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 94.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 94.1%

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 speed33 Mbit/s
Average download speed135 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed6.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wentworth Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 353 crimes were reported near Wentworth Avenue . Only 29% 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 8JL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Wentworth Avenue, Reading, RG2 8JL

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 353
Violence And Sexual Offences 142
Shoplifting 45
Anti Social Behaviour 35
Public Order 32
Criminal Damage And Arson 25
Other Theft 23
Vehicle Crime 14
Bicycle Theft 9
Burglary 9
Other Crime 8
Drugs 4
Robbery 3
Possession Of Weapons 2
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area415 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Durham Close374 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Brybur Close317 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Exwick Square299 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sports/Recreation Area415 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area415 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sports/Recreation Area415 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road436 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Winton Road436 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brybur Close317 yd
More Crime Statistics for Wentworth Avenue, Reading, RG2 8JL

Employment

RG2 8JL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 Employee92
Part-Time Employee43
Retired42
Self-Employed33
Other16
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Student (economically inactive)13
Looking after home or family13
Unemployed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Human health and social work activities14
Education14
Transport and storage13
Construction12
Administrative and support service activities10
Financial and insurance activities10
Manufacturing10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Information and communication5
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Real estate activities3
Other2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female173
Male170

Partnership Status

Single100
Married: Opposite sex116
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated6
Divorced26
Widowed23

Health

Very good health157
Good health105
Fair health52
Bad health23
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications76
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 60
Other18

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian9
Pakistani27
Other Asian20
Black African5
Black Caribbean2
Other Black7
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other5
White248
Arab1
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom246
European Union34
Rest of Europe4
Africa13
Middle East and Asia41
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK246
10+ Years58
5-10 Years17
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom236
Germany1
Italy2
Portugal1
Poland7
Romania5
Other EU countries9
Turkey3
Other Europe2
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia17
Central and South America2
No passport held53

Religion

No religion109
Christian143
Buddhist8
Hindu15
Muslim39
Sikh5
Other religion5
Not answered19
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