Is Whaley Road in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Whaley Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Whaley Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Whaley Road is located in the Norreys ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.419428, -0.822849
Grid Ref SU819695
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG11 1QA, RG11 1QQ, RG40 1QA

House Prices

The average house price in Whaley Road is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 19 Whaley Road, that sold for £450,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whaley Road

Date No. Type Price
29/04/2022 19 Terrace £450,000
05/11/2021 8 Semi £393,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Whaley Road, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Whaley Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Whaley Road and compared that to the average for the Norreys ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Whaley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Norreys ward

Social economic statistics for Whaley Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Whaley Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Whaley Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Whaley Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Whaley Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whaley Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whaley Road are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Whaley Road are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Whaley Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whaley Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whaley Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Whaley Road.

Unemployment in Whaley Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.26% of Whaley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whaley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whaley Road. The proportion of retirees on Whaley Road is 2.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.27% of Whaley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whaley Road

The proportion of home owners on Whaley Road is 14.36% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.09% of properties in Whaley Road are private rented and 14.55% are social rented.
76.36% of residents of Whaley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Whaley Road residents

The proportion if Whaley Road residents born in the UK is 4.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.26% of Whaley Road residents were born outside the UK.
86.74% of Whaley Road residents were born in the UK

Whaley Road Summary

With house prices in Whaley Road more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Whaley Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Whaley Road maybe difficult.

Whaley Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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