Wokingham West & South

Wokingham · South East · population 8,743 · 5 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

Residents8,756
Median age (est.)43
Density1,807per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above50%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 8%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional18%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 West & South 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 Living environment (96) and lowest on Housing & access (68). Typical homes here, about £470,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 123 sales), in line with the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £57,572 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 92 · #546
Employment 93 · #492
Education 95 · #355
Health 95 · #348
Crime 94 · #396
Housing & access 68 · #2,164
Living environment 96 · #238

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · +13.3% yr · n=123
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,000123+13.3%+32.4%
Detached£747,50040+6.8%+26.7%
Semi-detached£475,00029+1.3%+20.3%
Terraced£427,25026+8.2%+37.8%
Flat£270,00028+0.9%+12.5%
This area£470,000
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)£57,572±£8,177 · #292 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,095
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 390 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #1,645 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft122
Burglary16
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons31
Drugs3
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 50 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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