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Finchampstead

Finchampstead is a village in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 1,034. It has one pharmacy and is near Crowthorne railway station, which is 3km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Finchampstead 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.

Council
Wokingham
County
Berkshire
Constituency
Bracknell
Police force
Thames Valley
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 13th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.

Low crime95
Home affordability25
Affordable rents42
Good schools66
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation100
Employment92
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

17°CClear

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 12° · Sunny

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

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Public order1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Finchampstead · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • E-scooters, and speeding vehicles
  • ASB and rise in Shoplifting at CO-OP, Finchampstead Crossroads

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

71 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 57 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Crowthorne (3.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Crowthorne (3.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£498,941 average 3.1% YoY

Across Wokingham · to 2026-06

Detached£772,622
Semi-detached£501,991
Terraced£375,093
Flat£248,729

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: 164.9p · Asda (3.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (3.4 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

51 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: The Kingsley At Eversley (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds3

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)

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%)

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
  • 23 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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

41 jobs advertised · £34,239 avg

e.g. Professional House Cleaner, Infrastructure Engineer, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist

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

91% low-carbon electricity

Solar 89% · Imports 5% · Gas 4% · Nuclear 2%

17 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wokingham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Finchampstead · 0.1 km

    Finchampstead is a village and civil parish in Wokingham Borough in Berkshire, England. Bordering northeastern Hampshire to the south, its northern extremity is 2 miles (3 km) south of Wokingham, 5 miles (8 km) west o…

  • Memorial Ground, Finchampstead · 0.2 km

    The Memorial Ground is a cricket ground in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England. The ground is located at the northern end of the village and is part of a wider sporting complex.

  • Finchampstead F.C. · 0.2 km

    Finchampstead Football Club is a football club based in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of the Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division and play at Memorial Park.

  • Eversley & California F.C. · 1.1 km

    Eversley & California Football Club is a football club based in Eversley, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at the Eversley Sports Associati…

  • Eversley Cross · 1.3 km

    Eversley Cross is a village in the eastern corner of the Eversley parish in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Eversley. The nearest town is Yateley, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) s…

  • Eversley Centre · 1.6 km

    Eversley Centre is a village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Yateley, approximately 2 miles (2.5 km) away from the village. It is in the civil parish of Eversley.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Finchampstead?
Finchampstead is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Wokingham local authority.
What is the population of Finchampstead?
Finchampstead has an approximate settlement population of 1,034.
How deprived is Finchampstead?
The Wokingham local authority, which includes Finchampstead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.