Shinfield

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:32

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

• 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

82 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Shoplifting11
• Burglary8

9 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Fields · Thames Valley

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

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)

179 food businesses within 2 miles

• 147 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Reading Green Park (4.3 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£491,944 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Wokingham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

120 charging locations within ~8 km

• 32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: l'Ortolan Restaurant (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds16

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)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wokingham

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

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

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

280 applications decided

97.1% granted · 272 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Yuan Yang

Labour

Earley and Woodley

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 5
• Con 19
• LD 29
• Grn 1

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

19 jobs advertised · £32,572 avg

e.g. Office Cleaners, Work from Home Independent Contractor, IT Service Engineer

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

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Wind 23% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 8%

232 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

9 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in RG2

• Milman & Kennet Surgery
• Long Barn Lane Surgery
• University Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Earley and Woodley:

• Offer MenB vaccine to under 22s born before 2015307 local signatures · 3,919 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities220 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND199 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases181 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks164 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

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  Shinfield · 0.1 km

  Shinfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England. It lies just south of Reading, around 3 miles (4.8 km) from the town centre, and covers an area of 4,313 acres (17.45 km2). Shin…

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  L'Ortolan · 0.4 km

  L'Ortolan was a gourmet restaurant in the village of Shinfield, 6 km (4 mi) south of the centre of Reading, Berkshire, England. The restaurant closed its doors for the final time in August 2024. It was located in the…

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  Thames Valley Science Park · 1.0 km

  The Thames Valley Science Park is a business park located in Shinfield, near Reading, Berkshire, England. It is wholly owned and managed by the University of Reading, serving as a hub for innovation, research, and col…

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  Shire Hall, Shinfield Park · 1.0 km

  The Shire Hall was a former municipal building at Shinfield Park just south of Reading, Berkshire. It was the headquarters of Berkshire County Council from 1981 to 1998.

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  Ryeish Green · 1.1 km

  Ryeish Green is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England, 4 miles (6 km) south of Reading. It is located next to Spencers Wood and sometimes considered a part of that village.

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  Shinfield Studios · 1.1 km

  Shinfield Studios, branded as Shadowbox Studios Shinfield, is a film and television studio located in Shinfield, Berkshire, England. Located approximately 35 miles (56 km) from Central London, the studio is owned by S…

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