Whitley
WardSouth Reading. About 12,454 people in 5.4 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Whitley, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Whitley compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
WhitleyMiddle
Population16 wards, Reading · 2021
11,5084th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Reading · Jan 2026
97.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Reading · Aug 2026
4.5%joint 8th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Reading · 2021
69.4%8th highest
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each ward, so they describe all of Reading and not Whitley alone. See Reading
Whitley in brief
Whitley had 11,508 usual residents at the census.
In Whitley, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Whitley, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
69.4% of residents in Whitley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.