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Winnersh

Winnersh is a town or village in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 44 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences, around 1 GP surgery or clinic, around 1 park or green, around 8 restaurants and cafés, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Winnersh, 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Winnersh 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
Wokingham
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°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:29

12h 59m 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

56 reported · July 2026 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences26
  • Other theft5
  • Shoplifting5
  • Vehicle crime4

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Winnersh · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Activity and ASB - Jersey Drive and Dunstan's Drive.
  • Drug activity and anti-social behaviour in Rainbow Park.

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

195 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 156 rated 4–5 ★ (137 top)
  • 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Winnersh (0.2 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Winnersh (0.2 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 (8.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (10.5 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

121 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Chatsworth Avenue (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds16

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
  • 26 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:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

149 jobs advertised · £46,652 avg

e.g. Online Accounting Tutoring Job in Winnersh – Flexible Schedule, Configuration and Data Management Practitioner, Clinical Specialist South East (UK)

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Gas 25% · Biomass 16% · Nuclear 10%

117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

  • Winnersh · 0.2 km

    Winnersh is a suburban village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. The village is located around 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Wokingham town centre and around 4 miles (6.4 km) southeas…

  • Winnersh railway station · 0.2 km

    Winnersh railway station, previously known as Sindlesham and Hurst Halt and then Winnersh Halt, is a railway station located in the centre of the village of Winnersh in Berkshire, England. It is served by South Wester…

  • The Forest School, Winnersh · 0.3 km

    The Forest School is an 11-18 co-educational secondary school located in Winnersh, Berkshire, England. It is located on Robin Hood Lane, the B3030 road, next to Winnersh railway station. Originally, participation in Y…

  • Marvellous Festivals · 0.4 km

    Marvellous Festivals is an annual single-stage music festival held in Dinton Pastures Country Park. The festival has been held since 2003.

  • Winnersh Meadows · 0.9 km

    Winnersh Meadows is a 10 hectares public open space located along the northern boundary of Winnersh, Berkshire, just south of the A329(M).

  • Sindlesham Court · 1.0 km

    Sindlesham Court, near Wokingham, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built before 1760, as it is shown on Rocque's Map of 1761. It was the home of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Winnersh?
Winnersh is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Wokingham local authority.
How deprived is Winnersh?
The Wokingham local authority, which includes Winnersh, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.