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Pubs 148 Restaurants 625 Hotels 81 Shops 2,276 Supermarkets 102 Takeaways 189 Cinemas 10 Attractions 340 Business services 271 Education 581 Health and beauty 1,235 Home improvement 589 Leisure 103 Property services 169




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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG2
Telephone code01977
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:46 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,245 residentsin the Whitley Wood census areaMedian age 37.33,049 households56% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright28% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,972 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 52% go by car, 10% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C662 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesLong Barn Lanepark · under a mile · 3 haWaterloo Meadowspark · 1.1 mi · 7 haProspect Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 48 haGoddards Farm Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileCintra Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haManor Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,179 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerkshire Independent Hospital1.6 miGP surgerySouth Reading Surgery30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWhitley 277 Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCommunity Dental Clinicunder a milePolice stationThames Valley PoliceReading2.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Whitley Woodunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 6 independent, 2 special, 1 nurserySecondaryHartland High Schoolages 11-18, 589 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGeoffrey Field Infant Schoolages 3-7, 313 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGeoffrey Field Junior Schoolages 7-11, 357 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Reading1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationReading Green ParkGreenPark1.3 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames5.4 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing22 miBus stops118 within a mileCar parkParking space on Brixham RoadReadingunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseReading3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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