Wantage Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG30 2SF 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 2SF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG30 2SN, RG30 2RT, RG30 2JS, RG30 2SQ, RG30 2RW, RG30 2RU, RG30 2RS, RG30 2SG, RG30 2SS.

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 2SF

Average Price
£412,246
Semi-Detached
£419,220
Terraced
£363,775
Detached
£402,485
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
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
52 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£350,0002023-05-02 £345,732
144 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£445,0002022-12-09 £408,731
92 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£376,0002022-08-24 £350,321
92 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£310,0002022-08-24 £288,828
100 Wantage Road, Reading, Reading
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£472,5002022-04-13 £463,909

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 1,895 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,408 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU 		4out of 4 3,516 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA 		4out of 4 3,980 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT 		4out of 4 4,657 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 99 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD 		3out of 4 537 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED 		1out of 4 991 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE 		3out of 4 1,214 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP 		4out of 4 1,316 yd Free schools No 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 1,155 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 1,355 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 1,451 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN 		4out of 4 3,082 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR 		3out of 4 3,798 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 583 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 920 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 1,909 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 1,976 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD 		- not rated 2,933 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 Road295 yd
Baguette Cafe549 Oxford Road305 yd
Mama Daniela Pizzeria521 Oxford Road308 yd
Betty's Bistro487 Oxford Road335 yd
Yaadgaar Sweets and Bakers465 Oxford Road339 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Spread Eagle117 Norfolk Road253 yd
The White Eagle344a Oxford Road441 yd
Wishing Well280 Oxford Road668 yd
The Royal Albion642 Oxford Road679 yd
The Pondhouse738 Oxford Road679 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shakes N Flavours551 Oxford Road295 yd
Pizza Hut529 Oxford Road295 yd
Mr Cod543 Oxford Road295 yd
Panda House555a Oxford Road323 yd
Church of God of Prophecy501-503 Oxford Road335 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
European Mini Market462 Oxford Road351 yd
TescoPortman Road474 yd
Reading Food Centre290a Oxford Road666 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd289-291 Oxford Road883 yd
Oxford Road Supermarket267-271 Oxford Road1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wilson Primary School
WILSON ROAD 		grass pitches122 yd
Kensington Recreation Ground
KENSINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches214 yd
The Curzon Club
OXFORD ROAD 		429 yd
Ymca (Reading)
MILWARD CENTRE MILWARD CENTRE PARKSIDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite576 yd
Fitness4Women
AUDLEY STREET 		health and fitness suite723 yd
Tnt Gym
BRIDGEWATER CLOSE 		health and fitness suite743 yd
St Edward'S Prep School
TILEHURST ROAD 		artificial grass pitch791 yd
Prospect Park
PROSPECT PARK PROSPECT PARK LIEBENROOD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches993 yd
The Gym (Reading West)
UNIT 3 UNIT 3 OXFORD ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,013 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 speed153.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed16.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wantage Road dangerous?

In 2023, 732 crimes were reported near Wantage Road . Only 12% 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 2SF.

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 2SF

Employment

RG30 2SF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% 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 Employee123
Retired39
Self-Employed31
Part-Time Employee30
Looking after home or family13
Other9
Student (economically inactive)8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Unemployed3
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Education24
Professional, scientific and technical activities24
Human health and social work activities21
Information and communication21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Construction12
Financial and insurance activities10
Administrative and support service activities10
Transport and storage9
Other7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Manufacturing3

People

Gender

Female152
Male171

Partnership Status

Single129
Married: Opposite sex95
Separated7
Divorced17
Widowed12

Health

Very good health173
Good health120
Fair health21
Bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 122
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian20
Pakistani19
Other Asian3
Black African12
Black Caribbean6
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other11
White227
Roma2
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom210
European Union60
Rest of Europe5
Africa22
Middle East and Asia17
The Americas and the Caribbean12

Length of Residence

Born in the UK210
10+ Years47
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom221
Ireland1
France3
Germany2
Italy2
Portugal3
Spain5
Lithuania2
Poland13
Romania19
Other EU countries16
Turkey1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa6
Southern Asia5
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America1
No passport held21

Religion

No religion129
Christian127
Buddhist1
Hindu10
Jewish1
Muslim26
Sikh2
Other religion2
Not answered26
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