Arborfield Garrison
Arborfield Garrison is a town or village in Berkshire, England. It has around 1 supermarket and 2 restaurants and cafés, 20 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wokingham, 4.9 km away. There were around 45 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Arborfield Garrison area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wokingham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 177,502 residents at roughly 992 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 13th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.
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
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 13° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
53 reported · July 2026▲ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences29
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Public order3
Neighbourhood team: Fields · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social use of motorbikes, e-scooters, dirt bikes and quadbikes throughout the area - in particular, issues with youths riding bikes…
- Theft of parcels across the Shinfield area, mainly Shinfield Park estate. This is an ongoing problem and potentially suspects using fraud…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
160 reported road collisions (2024)
19 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
54 food businesses within 2 miles
- 47 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wokingham (4.6 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wokingham (4.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£498,941 average▼ 3.1% YoY
Across Wokingham · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,470 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,056
- 2 bed £1,349
- 3 bed £1,650
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (7.1 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
69 charging locations within ~8 km
- 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Bramshill Close (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds9
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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 316 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,498 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (28% of 75,150)
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%)
71inspected 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
168 CQC-registered services
- Care homes45
- GP practices24
- Dentists38
- Homecare agencies50
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wokingham
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
269 applications decided
93.7% granted · 252 granted, 17 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat
Wokingham
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Schools3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,295 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
72% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Gas 24% · Biomass 15% · Nuclear 10%
112 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
9 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in RG2
- Milman & Kennet Surgery
- Long Barn Lane Surgery
- University Medical Group
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wokingham:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership398 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s397 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership310 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases309 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office282 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Arborfield Green · 0.3 kmArborfield Green is a new village approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south east of the village of Arborfield Cross in the English county of Berkshire, previously a British Army garrison called Arborfield Garrison. The army…
Arborfield Studios · 0.6 kmArborfield Studios is a film and television studio located in Arborfield, Berkshire, England. It is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from central Reading and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Shinfield Studios. Managed by…
Bohunt School Wokingham · 0.8 kmBohunt School Wokingham is an 11-16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Arborfield Green, Berkshire, England. It was established in September 2016 and is a part of the Bohunt Education Trust.
Arborfield Cross · 1.3 kmArborfield Cross is a village in the civil parish of Arborfield and Newland in the Borough of Wokingham in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. In 2021 it had a population of 763.
Longmoor Bog · 1.4 kmLongmoor Bog is a 14-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Finchampstead in Berkshire. An area of 11.8 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve. It is part of California Country Park, whi…
California Country Park · 1.6 kmCalifornia Country Park is a 100-acre (40 ha) country park covering Long Moor at California, Berkshire, England. It consists of lowland heath and bogland, including Longmoor Bog, a Site of Special Scientific Interest…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Arborfield Garrison?
- Arborfield Garrison is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Wokingham local authority.
- How deprived is Arborfield Garrison?
- The Wokingham local authority, which includes Arborfield Garrison, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.