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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8JS, RG2 8NX, RG2 8TA, RG2 8NY, RG2 8JU, RG2 8JP, RG2 8TF, RG2 8LA, RG2 8JT.

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 8LB

Average Price
£252,374
Semi-Detached
£349,379
Terraced
£221,520
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£173,635
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
165 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£445,0002023-06-23 £432,648
165 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£282,0002020-05-20 £305,676
157 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£210,0002017-02-13 £190,942
167 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002015-03-06 £364,564
163A Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£145,0002014-06-12 £173,645

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,252 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, RG2 8RH 		281 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		281 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		356 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow, RG2 8JD 		1,179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,387 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 		674 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		1,969 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		2,062 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		3,378 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,475 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 		856 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		862 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		1,588 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		2,005 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,202 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
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road171 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane473 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Shinfield ArmsShinfield Road954 yd
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen)Church Lane1,021 yd
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway1,029 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue468 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue468 yd
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road830 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road224 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road830 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 pitches470 yd
Crosfields School
SHINFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts781 yd
John Madejski Academy
HARTLAND ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts794 yd
South Reading Leisure Centre
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool972 yd
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,000 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 speed178.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.94 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whitley Wood Road dangerous?

In 2023, 306 crimes were reported near Whitley Wood Road . 33% 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 8LB.

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 8LB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 306
Violence And Sexual Offences 122
Shoplifting 45
Criminal Damage And Arson 29
Anti Social Behaviour 25
Other Theft 23
Public Order 18
Vehicle Crime 14
Other Crime 8
Bicycle Theft 7
Burglary 6
Theft From The Person 4
Drugs 2
Robbery 2
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Zenith Avenue514 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Exbourne Road470 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Orchard Court494 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Railton Close361 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket132 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane528 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane528 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Whitley Wood Lane528 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Webster Close496 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket132 yd
More Crime Statistics for Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee92
Retired57
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed22
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed10
Student (economically inactive)9
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles44
Manufacturing17
Human health and social work activities14
Transport and storage14
Information and communication12
Education11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Construction8
Administrative and support service activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Other5
Accommodation and food service activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female175
Male161

Partnership Status

Single96
Married: Opposite sex126
Separated9
Divorced20
Widowed12

Health

Very good health155
Good health107
Fair health57
Bad health11
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship21
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 85
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese1
Indian14
Pakistani40
Other Asian11
Black African8
Black Caribbean6
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean5
White228
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom258
European Union32
Rest of Europe1
Africa3
Middle East and Asia33
The Americas and the Caribbean4
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK258
10+ Years49
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom238
Ireland5
Germany8
Italy2
Portugal1
Poland8
Romania3
Other EU countries7
Central and Western Africa4
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia6
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held49

Religion

No religion88
Christian157
Buddhist1
Hindu13
Jewish1
Muslim54
Sikh6
Not answered13
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