Barkham & Woose Hill

Wokingham · South East · population 6,976 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

100Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5 of 6,856 in England
  • #3 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 20 in Wokingham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,977
Median age (est.)44
Density1,154per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above52%
No car or van5%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 31%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 2%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 17%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 17%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional17%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 10%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 10%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 39% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barkham & Woose Hill is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #5 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (100) and lowest on Housing & access (50). Typical homes here, about £615,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 82 sales), 26% above the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,629 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 16 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 100 · #5
Employment 100 · #25
Education 99 · #80
Health 100 · #12
Crime 100 · #5
Housing & access 50 · #3,453
Living environment 100 · #5

House prices ?

£615,000median (12m) · +16.0% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£615,00082+16.0%+25.5%
Detached£690,00057+2.4%+30.2%
Semi-detached£507,50016-1.9%+18.0%
Terraced£334,7506-8.3%-0.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£615,000
Wokingham£490,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£59,629±£8,864 · #203 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,120
Price-to-income ?10.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

16 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 114 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #6 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences50
Theft14
Burglary5
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order & weapons5
Drugs2
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 12 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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