Wantage Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG30 2SE is located in the Norcot electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. This postcode has been in use since 1995-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wantage Road, Reading, RG30 2SE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 2SH, RG30 2RS, RG30 2RN, RG30 1HJ, RG30 2SP, RG30 1EF, RG30 2SS, RG30 2SR, RG30 2SQ.

Wantage Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wantage Road are based on 226 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 RG30 2SE

Average Price
£401,513
Semi-Detached
£480,411
Terraced
£396,796
Detached
£485,238
Flats/Maisonettes
£241,889
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wantage Road

Average Price
£378,988
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wantage Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
32 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£347,0002022-10-07 £318,507
14 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£440,0002019-09-27 £460,822
22 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£440,0002019-01-24 £457,663
12 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£375,0002016-01-15 £408,389
10 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Terraced, an established residential building 		£280,0002013-06-04 £418,384

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 1,818 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,455 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 3,382 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 3,852 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 4,754 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road , RG30 2RW 		3out of 4 153 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 625 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED 		1out of 4 1,050 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Road Community School
146 Oxford Road , RG1 7PJ 		3out of 4 1,275 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE 		3out of 4 1,345 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 1,346 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,569 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 1,651 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 3,063 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR 		3out of 4 3,584 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 702 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 994 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 2,043 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 2,196 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 2,748 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
Avilah535 Oxford Road76 yd
Baguette Cafe549 Oxford Road81 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria521 Oxford Road110 yd
Reading Sea CadetsOxford Road166 yd
Betty's Bistro487 Oxford Road174 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The White Eagle344a Oxford Road310 yd
The Spread Eagle117 Norfolk Road429 yd
The Royal Albion642 Oxford Road572 yd
The Pondhouse738 Oxford Road572 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road594 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shakes N Flavours551 Oxford Road76 yd
Pizza Hut529 Oxford Road76 yd
Mr Cod543 Oxford Road76 yd
Panda House555a Oxford Road119 yd
Church of God of Prophecy501-503 Oxford Road174 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
European Mini Market462 Oxford Road155 yd
TescoPortman Road277 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road592 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road853 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road976 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD 		grass pitches145 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		289 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches328 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite580 yd
Tnt Gym
BRIDGEWATER CLOSE 		health and fitness suite591 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite764 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch873 yd
The Gym (Reading West)
UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite966 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 speed245.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed22.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wantage Road dangerous?

In 2023, 995 crimes were reported near Wantage Road . Only 8% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of RG30 2SE.

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

More Crime Statistics for Wantage Road, Reading, RG30 2SE

Employment

RG30 2SE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% 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.

RG30 2SE area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee97
Retired38
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed29
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Unemployed11
Other10
Looking after home or family7
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Information and communication15
Education14
Human health and social work activities13
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Manufacturing8
Transport and storage6
Accommodation and food service activities6
Other5
Administrative and support service activities5
Financial and insurance activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Construction2
Real estate activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female133
Male140

Partnership Status

Single110
Married: Opposite sex69
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated13
Divorced31
Widowed14

Health

Very good health124
Good health96
Fair health37
Bad health13
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 75
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian3
Pakistani6
Other Asian12
Black African4
Black Caribbean11
Other Black5
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other7
White196
Roma3
Arab5
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom163
European Union63
Rest of Europe5
Africa12
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK163
10+ Years47
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom163
Ireland1
France2
Italy4
Spain5
Poland32
Romania11
Other EU countries9
Turkey2
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia3
Central and South America1
No passport held34

Religion

No religion113
Christian105
Hindu3
Muslim18
Other religion2
Not answered32
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