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Whitley Wood

Middle area

South Reading. 8,448 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Whitley Wood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£360,000
2,476th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,245
3,127th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whitley Wood compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Reading · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Reading19 areas from £235,000 to £700,000. The middle area is £360,000. Whitley Wood is £360,000.
£360,00010th highest
Population19 middle areas, Reading · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 7,076 to 13,071. The middle area is 8,657. Whitley Wood is 8,245.
8,2457th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 78.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.5%. Whitley Wood is 99.5%.
99.5%4th highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 1.2% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.4%. Whitley Wood is 4.8%.
4.8%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Whitley Wood alone. See Reading

Average house price
£349,550
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whitley Wood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whitley Wood was £360,000 in 2025.

Whitley Wood had 8,245 usual residents at the census.

In Whitley Wood, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whitley Wood, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.