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About

Wokingham district sits in the county of Berkshire in South East England and is administered as a unitary authority. The area includes the market town of Wokingham plus larger suburbs and villages such as Woodley, Earley, Twyford and Finchampstead. The district lies within the Thames Valley and has a mix of built-up town centres, commuter suburbs and rural parishes. Local governance and services are provided by Wokingham Borough Council, which took on unitary status after the abolition of Berkshire County Council in 1998.

The River Loddon runs through the district and there are pockets of heathland and lakes formed from former gravel workings, notably at California Country Park in Finchampstead. Road and rail connections give straightforward access to Reading and the M4 corridor, and local rail stations link to the wider network. Land use ranges from town centre shops and civic buildings to market gardens and woodlands, with community events and parish facilities concentrated in the towns and larger villages. Planning and conservation work in the district often focuses on balancing development with river valley and green-space protection.

Area overview

On average Wokingham has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 38 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 55% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 7.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Wokingham is £77,882 per year. There are 65 schools in Wokingham: 55 primary (4 Outstanding and 39 Good) and 10 secondary (2 Outstanding and 6 Good). Wokingham is home to around 177,502 people, with a population density of about 991.7 per km².

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
38
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
7.3%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Wokingham Population
177,502
Population density
991.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
18.73(-41%)
Anti-social behaviour
6.02(-51%)
Shoplifting
5.86(-27%)
Other theft
3.95(-30%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.68(-43%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
129,087
72.72%
Indian
12,412
6.99%
Other White
10,750
6.06%
Pakistani
5,241
2.95%
African
2,914
1.64%
Total population: 177,502

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
65,047
46.19%
Level 3 (A level)
22,992
16.33%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
17,773
12.62%
No qualifications
14,671
10.42%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
11,396
8.09%
Total 16+ residents: 140,821

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
27,647
39.97%
Owns outright
24,952
36.08%
Private landlord or letting agency
8,665
12.53%
Social rents from council
2,844
4.11%
Other social rented
2,487
3.6%
Total households: 69,165

Property prices in Wokingham

Median price£480,000
Price per sq ft£476
Sales (last 12 months)2,036
Typical range (middle 50%)£365K – £640K

Based on 2,036 recent sales, the median property price is £480,000 (about £476 per square foot) in Wokingham area, with individual transactions ranging from £115,000 up to £3,800,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Wokingham over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached735£682,000£486
Semi-Detached555£483,000£488
Terraced398£387,500£507
Flats348£265,000£388

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Wokingham

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wokingham.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£582,500£254,000£409,975£350,500
2017£570,000£265,000£410,000£349,950
2018£566,500£272,000£418,000£345,500
2019£570,000£253,000£400,000£335,000
2020£570,000£245,000£420,000£350,000
2021£595,000£255,500£435,000£362,000
2022£650,000£262,000£475,000£400,000
2023£650,000£270,000£477,500£403,000
2024£655,000£262,500£475,000£394,250
2025£689,975£265,000£482,000£400,000
2026£650,000£260,000£475,000£370,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wokingham.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wokingham.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£408£385£422£414
2017£410£411£400£412
2018£407£402£409£410
2019£406£376£394£399
2020£407£367£391£399
2021£434£372£425£429
2022£476£398£478£481
2023£490£407£476£475
2024£484£403£476£486
2025£486£393£485£500
2026£474£390£488£503
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wokingham.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Wokingham in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Wokingham

Is Wokingham safe?

Wokingham records about 38 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Wokingham?

The median sale price in Wokingham is £480,000 (about £476 per square foot) based on 2,036 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Wokingham?

Wokingham has 55 primary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 39 Good) and 10 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 6 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Wokingham?

Wokingham scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Wokingham sits around rank 28,775 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Wokingham?

The average household income in Wokingham is around £77,882 per year, and 7% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

Who are the MPs for Wokingham?

Wokingham spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Earley and Woodley: Yuan Yang (Labour Party) and Wokingham: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrats).

RG6 5RQ

Pepper Lane

RG6 5PT

Beech Lane

RG40 1AT

Market Square

RG40 1AA

Broad Street

RG40 3AE

Easthampstead Road

RG2 6AD

Smallmead Road

RG6 4EJ

Camborne Close

RG41 5ED

Arbor Meadows

RG6 1AD

London Road

RG5 3BT

Lytham Road

RG5 3JH

Crockhamwell Road

RG10 8WZ

Suttons Park Avenue

RG40 4PZ

Weller Drive

RG40 4HU

Finchampstead Road

RG40 3AR

Heathlands Road

RG41 2AZ

Ashville Way

RG41 2BJ

Fishponds Road

RG5 3AF

Howth Drive

RG10 8BW

Blakes Road

RG2 9HN

Reading Road

RG4 6GA

Bath Road

RG41 1HT

Station Approach

RG41 1AE

Eamer Crescent

RG41 5HA

Drome Path

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.