Whitley Wood Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8JN 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 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8JN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8JU, RG2 8JP, RG2 8JJ, RG2 8JT, RG2 8HS, RG2 8HR, RG2 8JS, RG2 8HT, RG2 8NN.

Whitley Wood Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Whitley Wood Road are based on 359 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 8JN

Average Price
£300,233
Semi-Detached
£281,055
Terraced
£338,759
Detached
£399,963
Flats/Maisonettes
£219,163
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitley Wood Road

Average Price
£282,958
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitley Wood Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
138B Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Detached, an established residential building 		£425,0002023-09-27 £399,963
140A Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£358,0002022-03-18 £352,280
130 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002020-09-09 £321,253
138A Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£271,0002019-07-05 £293,142
140A Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£330,0002017-07-14 £333,266

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,110 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		5,460 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 		324 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		342 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		342 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		995 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,312 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 		610 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,842 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,230 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,195 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,320 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 		695 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		998 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,401 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,116 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		2,190 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 Road339 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane564 yd
China Garden 888250 Shinfield Road973 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Shinfield ArmsShinfield Road1,015 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue388 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue388 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road917 yd
Shapla Tandoori248c Shinfield Road973 yd
Woody's Grill248 Shinfield Road973 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road392 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road917 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 pitches455 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts608 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts728 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool862 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 speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed189.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whitley Wood Road dangerous?

In 2023, 319 crimes were reported near Whitley Wood Road . 32% 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 8JN.

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

More Crime Statistics for Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8JN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 319
Violence And Sexual Offences 126
Shoplifting 45
Other Theft 28
Anti Social Behaviour 27
Criminal Damage And Arson 27
Public Order 21
Vehicle Crime 13
Burglary 8
Bicycle Theft 7
Other Crime 7
Drugs 3
Theft From The Person 3
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 8JN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Railton Close519 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket277 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Exwick Square448 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Durham Close417 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Exbourne Road500 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brybur Close508 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket277 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket277 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Brybur Close508 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wincanton Road420 yd
More Crime Statistics for Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8JN

Employment

RG2 8JN 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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