Wokingham Road is in Reading and in Reading district. RG6 1LD is located in the Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. This postcode has been in use since 2004-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1LD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: RG6 1LE, RG6 1JJ, RG1 3QA, RG6 1JH, RG1 5RF, RG1 5RR, RG1 5RJ, RG1 3PA, RG1 3QF.

Wokingham Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wokingham Road are based on 258 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 RG6 1LD

Average Price
£219,645
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£219,645
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wokingham Road

Average Price
£367,081
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wokingham Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 St Helens Court Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£180,0002023-11-22 £176,053
4 St. Helens Court Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£249,0002023-07-19 £238,929
2 St Helens Court Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002021-05-18 £172,833
4 St. Helens Court Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£237,0002019-04-12 £226,062
2 St Helens Court Wokingham Road, Reading, Reading
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002019-02-01 £164,154

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road, Caversham RG4 5NA 		1,772 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street, Caversham RG4 5AU 		2,003 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road, Whitley RG2 7NT 		2,936 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Woodley RG5 4JJ 		3,065 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 4New Town Primary School
School Terrace, RG1 3LS 		653 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road, RG1 3JN 		663 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alfred Sutton Primary School
148 Wokingham Road, RG6 1JR 		763 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road, RG1 5QH 		777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Earley RG6 1EY 		1,639 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL 		693 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading RG1 5RQ 		710 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Reading School
Erleigh Road, RG1 5LW 		897 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Kendrick School
London Road, RG1 5BN 		1,484 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley RG5 3EU 		2,068 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 		852 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedRed Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road, RG1 4JJ 		966 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, RG1 5DZ 		1,411 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedThe Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading RG1 4QZ 		1,423 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Reading
Whiteknights House, Whiteknights RG6 6UR 		1,495 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable 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
O Portugues21 Wokingham Road36 yd
Better Cafe, Palmer ParkWokingham Road201 yd
Tutu's Ethiopian Table at Palmer Park LodgeWokingham Road201 yd
Palmer Park Sports StadiumWokingham Road201 yd
Deccan House215 London Road348 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Palmer Tavern128 Wokingham Road341 yd
Up The Junction231 London Road348 yd
Hope & Bear153 London Road591 yd
MNKY Lounge30 Erleigh Road634 yd
Salisbury Conservative Club316 Kings Road684 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Subway146 Wokingham Road341 yd
Milanoz King Pizza and Texas Mess Burgers136 Wokingham Road341 yd
Chicken Base144 Wokingham Road341 yd
Selekt Chicken221 London Road348 yd
Ye Babam Ye Kebab House231a London Road348 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food201 London Road444 yd
Tesco at Crown CollonadeLondon Road464 yd
Co-operative Food55-57 Erleigh Road539 yd
AldiUnit 53, Suttons Park Avenue584 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pakistan Community Centre
PARK COMMUNITY HALL PARK COMMUNITY HALL LONDON ROAD 		284 yd
Palmer Park Sports Stadium
PALMER PARK PALMER PARK LONDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite353 yd
Palmer Park
PALMER PARK PALMER PARK LONDON ROAD 		grass pitches353 yd
The Warehouse
1A 1A CUMBERLAND ROAD 		488 yd
Arthur Hill Pool & Fitness Studio (Closed)
221-225 221-225 Kings Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool580 yd
Maiden Erlegh School Reading
CRESCENT ROAD 		tennis courts588 yd
Utc Reading
CRESCENT ROAD 		grass pitches599 yd
St John'S C Of E (Aided) Primary School
121-147 121-147 ORTS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch770 yd
St Joseph'S College
UPPER REDLANDS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool877 yd
St Joseph'S College Stp
ADDINGTON ROAD 		tennis courts882 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is Wokingham Road dangerous?

In 2023, 636 crimes were reported near Wokingham Road . Only 15% 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 RG6 1LD.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 636
Violence And Sexual Offences 217
Shoplifting 116
Anti Social Behaviour 56
Other Theft 56
Vehicle Crime 42
Public Order 39
Criminal Damage And Arson 32
Burglary 21
Drugs 19
Bicycle Theft 17
Robbery 9
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 3
Theft From The Person 3

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of RG6 1LD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Culver Road453 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Culver Road453 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket443 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket443 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket538 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Granby Gardens369 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket443 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket443 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket443 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket443 yd

Employment

RG6 1LD area has a very 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RG6 1LD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee129
Student (economically inactive)55
Part-Time Employee47
Self-Employed34
Retired32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)28
Looking after home or family23
Unemployed19
Other12
Long-Term Sick or disabled8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles48
Accommodation and food service activities24
Education23
Information and communication22
Human health and social work activities21
Administrative and support service activities18
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Other14
Transport and storage10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Manufacturing5
Financial and insurance activities4
Construction4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female231
Male243

Partnership Status

Single197
Married: Opposite sex147
Separated5
Divorced25
Widowed13

Health

Very good health257
Good health161
Fair health38
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications56
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 111
Degree or Similar 136
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian25
Pakistani117
Other Asian13
Black African22
Black Caribbean6
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African8
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other4
White264
Arab2
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom284
European Union52
Rest of Europe15
Africa26
Middle East and Asia83
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK284
10+ Years60
5-10 Years35
2-5 Years49
Less than 2 years47

Passport Held

United Kingdom304
Ireland2
France7
Germany4
Italy6
Portugal12
Spain16
Lithuania3
Poland11
Romania8
Other EU countries10
Other Europe8
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa4
Southern Asia31
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania5
No passport held35

Religion

No religion121
Christian163
Hindu4
Muslim110
Other religion4
Not answered72
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