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.
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
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
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
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)
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:
- 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
Wargrave · 0.2 kmWargrave 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 kmWargrave 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 kmThe 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)
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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.