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Wokingham

Wokingham is a town or village in Berkshire, England. It has around 1 GP or clinic, 1 park or green, and 8 restaurants and cafés, with 13 bus stops and Winnersh railway station 0.7 km away. There were around 49 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 25 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Wokingham is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 177,502 residents at roughly 992 people per km².

73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 8th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% of them.

Low crime95
Home affordability25
Affordable rents44
Good schools66
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation100
Employment94
Low council tax33

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

77 reported · August 2026▲ 64% YoY

  • Shoplifting22
  • Violence & sexual offences16
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Other theft6

3 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Winnersh · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Activity and ASB - Jersey Drive and Dunstan's Drive.
  • Drug activity and anti-social behaviour in Rainbow Park.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

194 reported road collisions (2025)

46 killed or seriously injured · 253 casualties · 10.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

173 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 141 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Winnersh (0.7 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Winnersh (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£491,944 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Wokingham · to 2026-08

Detached£758,193
Semi-detached£496,195
Terraced£371,778
Flat£245,507

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,466 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,054
  • 2 bed £1,345
  • 3 bed £1,646

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

10.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.5 times median annual pay (11.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,232 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

120 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Chatsworth Avenue (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches13
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

177,502 residents in Wokingham · 992/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,285
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,508
  • Net moves+777

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 295 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,498 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (28% of 75,150)

A £1,665
B £1,943
C £2,220
D £2,498
E £3,053
F £3,608
G £4,163
H £4,995

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

84 schools · 33,224 pupils

54 primary · 9 secondary · 21 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

71 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Maiden Erlegh SchoolOutstanding
  • The Holt SchoolOutstanding
  • The Emmbrook SchoolGood
  • The Forest SchoolGood
  • Bohunt School Wokingham
  • Oakbank School
  • St Crispin's School
  • The Bulmershe School
  • Waingels

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wokingham

Care & health services

169 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes45
  • GP practices25
  • Dentists38
  • Homecare agencies49

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Wokingham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

280 applications decided

97.1% granted · 272 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Clive Jones

Liberal Democrat

Wokingham

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 5
  • Con 19
  • LD 29
  • Grn 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

801 jobs advertised · £42,481 avg

e.g. Principal Training Developer, Residential Conveyancing Paralegal, Nursery Educator / Nursery Practitioner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£954 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,259 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 73,180 certificates

6.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

32% low-carbon electricity

Gas 67% · Wind 19% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%

271 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 87.3 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 69.4 women · 68 men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

10 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in RG41

  • Woosehill Practice
  • Ent Clinic
  • Macmillan House

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wokingham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Marvellous Festivals · 0.4 km

    Marvellous Festivals is an annual single-stage music festival held in Dinton Pastures Country Park. The festival has been held since 2003.

  • Winnersh · 0.5 km

    Winnersh is a suburban village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. The village is located around 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Wokingham town centre and around 4 miles (6.4 km) southeas…

  • Sindlesham Court · 0.6 km

    Sindlesham Court, near Wokingham, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built before 1760, as it is shown on Rocque's Map of 1761. It was the home of…

  • Winnersh railway station · 0.7 km

    Winnersh railway station, previously known as Sindlesham and Hurst Halt and then Winnersh Halt, is a railway station located in the centre of the village of Winnersh in Berkshire, England. It is served by South Wester…

  • Sindlesham · 0.7 km

    Sindlesham is an estate village in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. It is located around 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Reading and around 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the town of Bracknell, and just south o…

  • The Forest School, Winnersh · 0.8 km

    The Forest School is an 11-18 co-educational secondary school located in Winnersh, Berkshire, England. It is located on Robin Hood Lane, the B3030 road, next to Winnersh railway station. Originally, participation in Y…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)