Is Wokingham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wokingham, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 4,481 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wokingham, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 4,481 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Wokingham sold for £496,537 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. Across Wokingham, police record 45 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Wokingham, the nearest primary school is Bearwood Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Forest School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Brookside Group Practice, 1.4 mi away.
Winnersh station is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Wokingham, police record 45 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Wokingham sold for £496,537 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £769,081, semi-detached £500,061, terraced £373,826, flats £246,509. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Bearwood Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Forest School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Winnersh is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £77,845 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.