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Riseley (Wokingham)

Riseley (Wokingham) is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Mortimer, 5.1 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Riseley (Wokingham) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hart area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,408 residents at roughly 462 people per km².

Council
Hart
County
Hampshire
Constituency
North East Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
72/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 15th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.

Home affordability8
Affordable rents18
Good schools95
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation100
Employment98
Low council tax61

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:25

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 60% YoY

  • Public order1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Hart Rural North · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Hate Crime

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

Road safety

145 reported road collisions (2024)

45 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Mortimer (5.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£479,978 average 2.3% YoY

Across Hart · to 2026-06

Detached£787,929
Semi-detached£480,635
Terraced£383,259
Flat£240,294

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,417 average monthly rent 3.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,025
  • 2 bed £1,305
  • 3 bed £1,584

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (10.3 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 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

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

99,408 residents in Hart · 462/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 317 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,600
B £1,867
C £2,133
D £2,400
E £2,933
F £3,467
G £4,000
H £4,800

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

Schools

41 schools · 15,835 pupils

29 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Calthorpe Park School
  • Court Moor School
  • Frogmore Community College
  • Robert May's School
  • Yateley School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hart

Care & health services

1,436 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes482
  • GP practices163
  • Dentists325
  • Homecare agencies362
  • Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

119 applications decided

91.6% granted · 109 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

North East Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Con 8
  • LD 13
  • Oth 12

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

Amenities nearby

  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£928 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% 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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

7% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Imports 46% · Wind 5% · Biomass 2%

216 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 83.3 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • Wellington Country Park · 0.7 km

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

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Riseley (Wokingham)?
Riseley (Wokingham) is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Hart local authority.
How deprived is Riseley (Wokingham)?
The Hart local authority, which includes Riseley (Wokingham), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.