Whitley Wood
Reading · South East · population 8,233 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode RG2
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,851 of 6,856 in England
- #970 of 1,119 in South East
- #17 of 19 in Reading
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
In summary
Whitley Wood is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,851 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 19 in Reading. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (78) but weak on Education (15). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 66 sales), in line with the wider Reading median of £350,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £360,000 | 66 | 0.0% | +23.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £380,000 | 37 | +4.1% | +19.5% |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 21 | -2.8% | +26.1% |
| Flat | £236,750 | 6 | +39.3% | -17.5% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #4,678 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
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Other areas in Reading
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- DumptonThanet29£262,000
- Perry Barr & South HamsteadBirmingham29£226,000
- Burntwood ChasetownLichfield29£195,000
- Birtley SouthGateshead29£168,500
- GolcarKirklees29£167,000
- Lower Penwortham SouthSouth Ribble29£165,000