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Wantage Road, Streatley, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wantage Road, Streatley, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-west-berkshire/wantage-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG8 9LB, RG8 9LD, RG8 9PY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£1,342,563
16 sales
Price range
£580k – £2.58m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Aug 2025
RG8 9LB

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At a glance

16 property sales on Wantage Road, Streatley, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,445,071. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% detached, 13% flat. Recorded sale prices on Wantage Road range from £580,000 to £2,575,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold.

House prices on Wantage Road compared

RG8 postcode area£625,449
Reading£485,816
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wantage Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £785,000 (1 sales)2016£785k2017: £1,085,000 (1 sales)2017£1.09m2018: £790,000 (2 sales)2018£790k2019: £1,675,000 (2 sales)2019£1.68m2020: £1,127,000 (2 sales)2020£1.13m2021: £1,823,750 (4 sales)2021£1.82m2024: £1,290,667 (3 sales)2024£1.29m2025: £1,260,000 (1 sales)2025£1.26m

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£1,445,07115 Aug 2025
Flat2£625,00029 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Wantage Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
The Spinney, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 15 Aug 2025£1,260,000 DetachedFreehold
Carramar, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 28 Nov 2024£880,000 DetachedFreehold
Tanglewood, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 31 Jul 2024£1,342,000 DetachedFreehold
Down House, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 21 Mar 2024£1,650,000 DetachedFreehold
Yew Trees, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 22 Nov 2021£2,575,000 DetachedFreehold
Highview, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 4 Nov 2021£1,550,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Northlands, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 29 Jun 2021£670,000 FlatLeasehold
Yew Trees, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 12 Jan 2021£2,500,000 DetachedFreehold
Upcot, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 28 Oct 2020£1,204,000 DetachedFreehold
The Spinney, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 3 Jul 2020£1,050,000 DetachedFreehold
Copse House, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 22 Nov 2019£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
Paget House, Wantage Road RG8 9LA 17 Jul 2019£2,100,000 DetachedFreehold
The Spinney, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 6 Feb 2019£900,000 DetachedFreehold
Ickleton Fields, Wantage Road RG8 9PY 14 Sep 2018£1,000,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Northlands, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 17 Aug 2018£580,000 FlatLeasehold
Yew Trees, Wantage Road RG8 9LD 13 Feb 2017£1,085,000 DetachedFreehold
Cramond, Wantage Road RG8 9LB 14 Jul 2016£785,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
The Spinney, Wantage Road £900,000 (Feb 2019) → £1,050,000 (Jul 2020) → £1,260,000 (Aug 2025) +40%
over 7 yrs
Yew Trees, Wantage Road £1,085,000 (Feb 2017) → £2,500,000 (Jan 2021) → £2,575,000 (Nov 2021) +137%
over 5 yrs
Flat 4, Northlands, Wantage Road £580,000 (Aug 2018) → £670,000 (Jun 2021) +16%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wantage Road

Crime

9 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wantage Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences3
Anti-social behaviour2
Criminal damage & arson1
Other theft1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wantage Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Thames at Goring and Streatley Flood warning area
  • River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne Flood alert area
  • River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wantage Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Streatley Church of England Primary School Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School 170 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
South Stoke Primary School 24 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.4 mi
Cranford School 631 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–18 Report 1.8 mi
Moulsford Preparatory School 326 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 2.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Goring & Streatley station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Cholsey station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Pangbourne station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Bull (opp, High Street) 7 min walk
  • The Bull (High Street) 7 min walk
  • Streatley flexi area (DRT, B4009 High Street) 7 min walk
  • Streatley Farm (Adj, A329 Wallingford Road) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Boat House Surgery
    Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne, Reading · 3.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Goring Gatehampton Rd Express · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Goring Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Boathouse Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.4%62.5%
Private rented15.7%20.3%
Social rented4.9%17.1%
Households515

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents1,353

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)96%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)96%80%
Gigabit-capable96%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%92%

Share of homes across West Berkshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Wantage Road

Ethnic group

HereWest Berkshire
White96.1%91.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWest Berkshire
Christian52.4%49.1%
No religion38.2%41.1%
Not answered8%6.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.2%–
Muslim0.1%1.3%
Sikh0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereWest Berkshire
Born in the UK90.2%88%
Born outside the UK9.8%12%

Highest qualification

HereWest Berkshire
Level 4 qualifications and above58.1%37%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications10%14.5%
No qualifications7.9%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.1%9.9%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.2%
Other qualifications1.3%2.4%

General health

HereWest Berkshire
Very good health60.2%51%
Good health29.5%34.6%
Fair health8.1%11%
Bad health1.9%2.7%
Very bad health0.3%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Berkshire
2 cars or vans in household43%35.1%
1 car or van in household29.1%38.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household22.7%14.5%
No cars or vans in household5.2%12.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Berkshire.

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