Southlake

Wokingham · South East · population 8,836 · 6 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #121 of 6,856 in England
  • #42 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 20 in Wokingham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,772
Median age (est.)42
Density3,494per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 3%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 23%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 17%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 77%Asian 17%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 37% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Southlake is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #121 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #7 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (96) and lowest on Education (75). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 126 sales), 8% below the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,986 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 93 · #492
Employment 96 · #252
Education 75 · #1,684
Health 94 · #423
Crime 95 · #361
Housing & access 76 · #1,636
Living environment 92 · #526

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000126+3.4%+20.0%
Detached£562,50018+3.2%+18.4%
Semi-detached£450,000690.0%+20.8%
Terraced£440,10024+14.3%+25.7%
Flat£257,50015+4.1%+14.4%
This area£450,000
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)£47,986±£6,933 · #1,450 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,958
Price-to-income ?9.4×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 262 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #385 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences93
Theft90
Burglary11
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons14
Drugs10
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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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