Twyford (Wokingham)
Twyford (Wokingham) is a town or village in Berkshire, England. It features 3 pharmacies and 13 restaurants and cafés, with 4 bus stops and Twyford station 0.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 44 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Twyford (Wokingham) 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
18°CSunny
- Today: 19° / 12° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:36
13h 11m 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
37 reported · July 2026▲ 32% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Burglary5
- Other theft5
1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Twyford · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- We have been made aware of anti-social behaviour issues in the alleyways linked to London Road in Twyford. This has included large groups…
- We have been notified via social media and our neighbourhood survey of concerns relating to obstructive parking around the shops on Longf…
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
78 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Twyford (0.5 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Twyford (0.5 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 (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
69 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Station Road (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds10
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
- 47 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:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199
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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés15
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
86% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Solar 27% · Gas 10% · Nuclear 8%
47 gCO₂/kWh · 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:
- 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
Twyford railway station · 0.4 kmTwyford railway station serves the large village of Twyford in Berkshire, England. The station is on the Great Western Main Line, 31 miles 1 chain west of London Paddington. It is the junction station for the Henley-o…
Twyford, Berkshire · 0.4 kmTwyford is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. It had a population of 6,618 in the 2011 Census. It is in the Thames Valley and on the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead,…
Twyford Brook · 0.6 kmTwyford Brook is a small English river in the county of Berkshire. It drains a rural area to the east of Twyford, starting at the foot of the M4 motorway embankment, and is a tributary of the River Loddon. It was once…
Church of St James the Great, Ruscombe · 0.7 kmThe Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Ruscombe, Berkshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
Ruscombe · 0.7 kmRuscombe is a village and civil parish, east of Twyford in the Borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England.
Loddon Nature Reserve · 0.8 kmLoddon Nature Reserve is a 14-hectare (35-acre) nature reserve on the edge of the village of Twyford in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twyford (Wokingham)?
- Twyford (Wokingham) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Wokingham local authority.
- How deprived is Twyford (Wokingham)?
- The Wokingham local authority, which includes Twyford (Wokingham), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.