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

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8TH, RG2 8UJ, RG2 8UH, RG2 8TL, RG2 8TP, RG2 8PD, RG2 8TN, RG2 8PP, RG2 8UF.

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 8TJ

Average Price
£331,865
Semi-Detached
£332,757
Terraced
£310,444
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
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
242 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002023-04-26 £274,617
240 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£285,0002023-04-26 £274,617
238 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002023-04-26 £279,435
246 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002021-05-07 £307,927
244 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£283,0002019-01-04 £299,640

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,728 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 		654 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		654 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		817 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,627 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlder Grove Church of England Primary School
Alder Grove, RG2 9RA 		1,744 yd Free schools 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 		1,037 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		1,668 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,353 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		3,933 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		4,077 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield RG2 8QA 		886 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,430 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,559 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,250 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,419 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 Road545 yd
Costa CoffeeProctor End North560 yd
Nando'sUnit B649 yd
Caffe Kix Reading I at Reading ImperiumImperial Way772 yd
Dot Restaurant, Street Cafe and Shop at Verizon788 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway426 yd
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen)Church Lane914 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road630 yd
Curry Chef469 Northumberland Avenue949 yd
Dragon Garden471 Northumberland Avenue949 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road493 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road630 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool689 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches818 yd
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground
WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION WHITLEY WOOD RECREATION GROUND PAVILION BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		grass pitches1,029 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 speed122.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Whitley Wood Road dangerous?

In 2023, 297 crimes were reported near Whitley Wood Road . 34% 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 8TJ.

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 8TJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 297
Violence And Sexual Offences 123
Vehicle Crime 36
Criminal Damage And Arson 31
Other Theft 30
Anti Social Behaviour 25
Public Order 22
Burglary 9
Drugs 6
Other Crime 6
Theft From The Person 4
Bicycle Theft 2
Shoplifting 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 8TJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lexington Grove402 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre301 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane192 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane192 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Whitley Wood Lane192 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Webster Close217 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close220 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre301 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near St Elizabeth Close418 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Kingsley Close349 yd
More Crime Statistics for Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8TJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee172
Retired43
Self-Employed37
Part-Time Employee25
Looking after home or family17
Student (economically inactive)12
Other8
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles41
Construction27
Human health and social work activities24
Education24
Manufacturing17
Transport and storage16
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Information and communication11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Accommodation and food service activities8
Financial and insurance activities6
Administrative and support service activities6
Other4
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female199
Male226

Partnership Status

Single136
Married: Opposite sex157
Separated11
Divorced16
Widowed15

Health

Very good health217
Good health150
Fair health43
Bad health11
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications75
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship24
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 110
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese2
Indian16
Pakistani47
Other Asian30
Black African17
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other8
White273
Arab2
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom277
European Union60
Rest of Europe8
Africa13
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK277
10+ Years83
5-10 Years25
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom277
France2
Portugal7
Spain2
Poland14
Romania18
Other EU countries28
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa4
Southern Asia13
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held52

Religion

No religion127
Christian191
Buddhist9
Hindu22
Muslim48
Other religion4
Not answered26
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