RG2 0GX, Reading
Sold prices and local information for RG2 0GX on Whale Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£248,944
18 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£228,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in RG2 0GX
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 5, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 7 Nov 2025 | £228,000 | Flat |
| Flat 4, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 26 Sep 2025 | £222,500 | Flat |
| Flat 26, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 4 Jul 2025 | £190,000 | Flat |
| Flat 44, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 2 Jul 2024 | £336,000 | Flat |
| Flat 32, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 24 Nov 2023 | £177,000 | Flat |
| Flat 28, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 7 Jul 2023 | £190,000 | Flat |
| Flat 41, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 5 Aug 2022 | £247,000 | Flat |
| Flat 19, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 5 Apr 2022 | £255,000 | Flat |
| Flat 22, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 14 Jan 2022 | £160,000 | Flat |
| Flat 12, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 30 Apr 2021 | £178,000 | Flat |
| Units 1 To 8, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 18 Dec 2020 | £575,000 | Other |
| Flat 22, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 7 Mar 2019 | £175,000 | Other |
| Flat 21, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 3 Jan 2019 | £280,000 | Flat |
| Flat 28, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 18 Dec 2017 | £231,500 | Flat |
| Flat 47, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 12 Sep 2017 | £260,000 | Flat |
| Flat 44, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 30 Jun 2017 | £318,000 | Flat |
| Flat 42, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 6 Mar 2017 | £230,000 | Flat |
| Flat 51, Merrick House, Whale Avenue | 16 Mar 2016 | £228,000 | Flat |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 0% freehold, 100% leasehold.
Streets in RG2 0GX
- Whale Avenue£294k
Schools near RG2 0GX
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus | Other independent school | – | 0.5 mi |
| Reading Girls' School | Secondary | Good | 0.7 mi |
| Blagdon Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.7 mi |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | Inadequate | 0.7 mi |
| The Palmer Primary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.8 mi |
Living in RG2 0GX
Nearest stations
- Reading Green Park station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
- Reading West station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
- Reading station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons 0.3 mi
- Aldi 0.3 mi
- Makro 0.7 mi
- Lidl 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Whitley 277 Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Basingstoke Road Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Fittleworth Medical Limited 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Community Dental Clinic 0.6 mi
- Whitley Street (dental Surgery) 1.1 mi
- University Health Centre 1.1 mi
GP surgeries
- Long Barn Lane Surgery 0.5 mi
- Milman & Kennet Surgery 0.9 mi
- Coley Park Surgery 1.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 98% of homes in Reading (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 8 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in RG2 0GX
Ethnic group
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 52.9% | 67.1% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 28.3% | 17.7% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 8.4% | 7.2% |
| Other ethnic group | 5.5% | 2.9% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.8% | 5.1% |
Religion
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 36.4% | 36.3% |
| Christian | 34.8% | 39.6% |
| Hindu | 10.4% | 5% |
| Muslim | 8.2% | 8.9% |
| Not answered | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Buddhist | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Sikh | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Other religion | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Country of birth
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 46.4% | 66.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 53.6% | 33.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 66.9% | 40.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 11.8% | 16.8% |
| No qualifications | 6.6% | 15.8% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 6.1% | 10.7% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 4.4% | 9.1% |
| Other qualifications | 2.2% | 3% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4.1% |
General health
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 62.3% | 51.2% |
| Good health | 32.3% | 34.4% |
| Fair health | 4.5% | 10.7% |
| Bad health | 0.8% | 2.9% |
| Very bad health | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 37.5% | 25.6% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 23.4% | 13.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8.8% | 10.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 6.6% | 8% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.2% | 9.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 4.6% | 7.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 3.9% | 7.8% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.3% | 5.7% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 63.1% | 44.3% |
| No cars or vans in household | 19.9% | 28.4% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 15.7% | 21.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 1.3% | 6.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 85.3% | 63.6% |
| Economically inactive | 12.8% | 33% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.9% | 3.4% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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