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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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