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Wargrave

Wargrave is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 4,209. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 4 bus stops, and Wargrave railway station is 0.7 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wargrave 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
Maidenhead
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 10% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:34

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · July 2026 88% YoY

  • Other theft6
  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Bicycle theft2
  • Drugs1

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

64 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 52 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wargrave (0.7 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wargrave (0.7 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: 156.9p · BP (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (9.8 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

52 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Braybrooke Road (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools13
  • Sports pitches33
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

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
  • 39 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: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £34,353 avg

e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Wargrave – Flexible & Remote, Head Housekeeper, Care Assistant

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

30% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 16% · Solar 15% · Biomass 8%

231 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

  • Wargrave · 0.2 km

    Wargrave is a historic village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The village is primarily on the River Thames but also along the confluence of the River Loddon and lies on the border with southern Oxfordshire. T…

  • Wargrave War Memorial · 0.4 km

    Wargrave War Memorial is First World War memorial in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire, south-eastern England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial was unveiled in 1922 and is today a grade II listed building.

  • Hannen Columbarium · 0.5 km

    The Hannen Columbarium is a columbarium mausoleum – a resting place for the cremated remains of the deceased – built for the Hannen family of Wargrave, Berkshire, England and designed by Edwin Lutyens.

  • Unnamed Eyot · 0.6 km

    Ferry eyot is an island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England, north of the village of Wargrave, Berkshire, its parish in civil terms and ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England. It is on the reach above…

  • Wargrave railway station · 0.8 km

    Wargrave is a railway station in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire, England. The station is on the Henley-on-Thames branch line that links the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Twyford. It is 1 mile 67 chains (3.0 km)…

  • Shiplake Railway Bridge · 0.8 km

    Shiplake Railway Bridge carries the Henley Branch Line to Henley-on-Thames, England across the River Thames, connecting Shiplake in Oxfordshire with Wargrave in Berkshire. It crosses the river just downstream of Shipl…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wargrave?
Wargrave is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Wokingham local authority.
What is the population of Wargrave?
Wargrave has an approximate settlement population of 4,209.
How deprived is Wargrave?
The Wokingham local authority, which includes Wargrave, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.