Wokingham Town

Wokingham · South East · population 9,993 · 5 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,822 of 6,856 in England
  • #468 of 1,119 in South East
  • #19 of 20 in Wokingham
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,722
Median age (est.)41
Density3,418per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 40% · Muslim 3%

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

Wokingham Town is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,822 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (83) and lowest on Crime (44). Typical homes here sold for about £392,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 166 sales), 20% below the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,597 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 54 · #3,131
Employment 66 · #2,308
Education 72 · #1,945
Health 83 · #1,136
Crime 44 · #3,809
Housing & access 76 · #1,630
Living environment 66 · #2,301

House prices ?

£392,500median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=166
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£392,500166-3.1%+4.7%
Detached£655,00026+2.3%-3.0%
Semi-detached£525,00024+4.3%+15.4%
Terraced£426,50034+3.4%+13.7%
Flat£285,37582+3.8%+10.1%
This area£392,500
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)£48,597±£6,928 · #1,328 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,951
Price-to-income ?8.1×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 701 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #3,538 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences316
Theft131
Burglary30
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons67
Drugs15
Robbery8
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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