Woodman Close is in Reading and in Reading district. RG2 8UB 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 Woodman Close, Reading, RG2 8UB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG2 8UF, RG2 8UA, RG2 8UQ, RG2 8PE, RG2 8PD, RG2 8UE, RG2 8PF, RG2 8UD, RG2 8UG.

Woodman Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Woodman Close are based on 8 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 8UB

Average Price
£297,028
Semi-Detached
£351,373
Terraced
£289,265
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodman Close

Average Price
£297,028
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodman CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8 Woodman Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£300,0002021-06-18 £307,851
5 Woodman Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£280,0002020-10-26 £292,729
16 Woodman Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£170,0002018-11-14 £175,323
12 Woodman Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£349,0002018-05-25 £353,838
2 Woodman Close, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£274,0002016-06-21 £286,403

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		1,977 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 		881 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood RG2 8RH 		881 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, RG2 8LX 		1,046 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlder Grove Church of England Primary School
Alder Grove, RG2 9RA 		1,516 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, RG2 7RB 		1,893 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 		1,289 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakbank
Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green RG7 1ER 		1,404 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY 		2,614 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		4,190 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley RG6 7HS 		4,242 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 		766 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Vine Christian School
Mitford Close, Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF 		1,179 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCrosfields School
Shinfield Road, RG2 9BL 		1,691 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeighton Park School
Shinfield Road, RG2 7ED 		2,449 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road, Reading RG2 0LU 		2,684 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
Costa CoffeeProctor End North657 yd
Food Avenue168a Whitley Wood Road730 yd
Nando'sUnit B754 yd
Dot Restaurant, Street Cafe and Shop at Verizon782 yd
Baxter Storey at WoodShinfield Park, Whitley Wood Lane878 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beefeater & Premier InnReading Gateway578 yd
Six Bells (incorporating Indian Imperial Kitchen)Church Lane741 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Deep Blue Sea + Little Bao579 Basingstoke Road888 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food164-168 Whitley Wood Road684 yd
Lidl565-575 Basingstoke Road888 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
BASINGSTOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool926 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL LULWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches1,064 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 speed37.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed92.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed6.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed9.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Woodman Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 230 crimes were reported near Woodman Close . 41% 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 8UB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Woodman Close, Reading, RG2 8UB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 230
Violence And Sexual Offences 95
Vehicle Crime 25
Criminal Damage And Arson 25
Other Theft 24
Public Order 20
Anti Social Behaviour 20
Burglary 8
Drugs 4
Theft From The Person 4
Other Crime 3
Bicycle Theft 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lexington Grove193 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Wrenswood Close146 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre538 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre538 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close480 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Salford Close480 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Webster Close440 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Whitley Wood Lane355 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Whitley Wood Lane355 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Orchard Court387 yd
More Crime Statistics for Woodman Close, Reading, RG2 8UB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee98
Part-Time Employee48
Retired27
Looking after home or family20
Other15
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Unemployed9
Self-Employed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Human health and social work activities15
Education14
Administrative and support service activities13
Transport and storage12
Construction9
Information and communication9
Financial and insurance activities8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Manufacturing6
Other4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female166
Male159

Partnership Status

Single127
Married: Opposite sex87
Separated7
Divorced23
Widowed8

Health

Very good health153
Good health106
Fair health47
Bad health20

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications89
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 63
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian5
Pakistani15
Other Asian4
Black African27
Black Caribbean10
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African12
Mixed White and Caribbean17
Mixed Other6
White213
Arab6
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom254
European Union22
Africa23
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK254
10+ Years36
5-10 Years19
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom210
France1
Italy8
Spain2
Poland13
Romania2
Other EU countries4
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East5
Southern Asia3
No passport held70

Religion

No religion134
Christian144
Hindu4
Muslim33
Other religion1
Not answered9
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