Riseley (Wokingham)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:30

9h 27m 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

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

5 reported · August 2026▲ 67% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Public order1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Hart Rural North · Hampshire

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

140 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 198 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

22 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Mortimer (5.1 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£472,755 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Hart · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,414 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY

• 1 bed £1,023
• 2 bed £1,303
• 3 bed £1,581

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

12.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,420 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 (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (11.6 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: The Wellington Arms (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

99,408 residents in Hart · 462/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,561
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,107
• Net moves+454

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 43,030)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

41 schools · 15,835 pupils

29 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 11 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hart

1,439 CQC-registered services

• Care homes483
• GP practices166
• Dentists324
• Homecare agencies359
• Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

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

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

184 applications decided

86.4% granted · 159 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

North East Hampshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 8
• LD 13
• Oth 12

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

• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£928 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,968 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,089 certificates

7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 23% · Biomass 9% · Nuclear 8%

240 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 83.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in RG7

• Swallowfield Medical Practice
• Mortimer Surgery
• Theale Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death512 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks335 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission307 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 287 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide

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

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  Riseley, Berkshire · 0.4 km

  Riseley is a village in the English county of Berkshire, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. It is located around 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Reading and 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Basingstoke, and is bypassed to…

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  Wellington Country Park · 0.7 km

  Wellington Country Park is a country park in Riseley, near Reading.

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  The Marshes Local Nature Reserve · 1.3 km

  The Marshes is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) Local Nature Reserve south of Swallowfield in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Swallowfield Parish Council.

• Heckfield Heath · 1.6 km

  Heckfield Heath is a hamlet in the civil parish of Heckfield in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Hook, which lies approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south from the hamlet.

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  Stanford End Mill and River Loddon · 1.6 km

  Stanford End Mill and River Loddon is a 11.8-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Reading in Berkshire. It covers Stanford End Mill meadows and a 4 kilometres stretch of the River…

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  Swallowfield Meadow · 1.9 km

  Swallowfield Meadow is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Swallowfield, south of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Swallowfield Parish Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)