Lower Common

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 17° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:25

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Public order2
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Hart Rural North · Hampshire

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

160 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

21 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Crowthorne (5.5 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£498,941 average▼ 3.1% YoY

Across Wokingham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (5.4 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

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

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

177,502 residents in Wokingham · 992/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 316 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wokingham

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

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

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

269 applications decided

93.7% granted · 252 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

North East Hampshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 5
• Con 19
• LD 29
• Grn 1

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Residential End of Lease Cleaners, Property End of Tenancy Cleaners, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 46% · Gas 40% · Wind 8% · Biomass 5%

198 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership425 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s398 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases324 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test311 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

• Lower Common · 0.3 km

  Lower Common is a village in the civil parish of Eversley in the district of Hart in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Yateley, approximately 3.1 miles (5 km) south-east to the village.

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  Warbrook House Hotel, Eversley · 0.4 km

  Warbrook House is a building of historical significance and is listed as Grade I in the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1724 by the architect John James for his own use. It was subsequently the home of a nu…

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  Eversley · 1.4 km

  Eversley is a village and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. The village is located around 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Basingstoke and around 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Yateley. The River Blackwa…

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  Bramshill SSSI · 1.6 km

  Bramshill is a 673.3-hectare (1,664-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bramshill, northeast of Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area for the conserv…

• 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.

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  Bramshill · 2.1 km

  Bramshill is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. Its name has become synonymous with the Police Staff College, Bramshill located in Bramshill House. Bramshill forms part of the district of Hart. It is b…

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