Woodley East

Wokingham · South East · population 8,642 · 5 LSOAs

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

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

Residents8,486
Median age (est.)39
Density1,449per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above47%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 27%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 48%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 48%Social rent 4%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 21%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Woodley East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #156 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #10 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here sold for about £465,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 107 sales), 5% below the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £55,710 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 · #567
Employment 98 · #108
Education 88 · #814
Health 98 · #121
Crime 93 · #471
Housing & access 44 · #3,803
Living environment 99 · #80

House prices ?

£465,000median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£465,000107-1.6%+6.2%
Detached£595,00033-2.9%0.0%
Semi-detached£500,00026+4.2%+16.3%
Terraced£402,50027+20.1%+5.9%
Flat£254,00021-2.7%+8.1%
This area£465,000
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)£55,710±£7,886 · #416 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,042
Price-to-income ?8.3×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 212 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #148 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences114
Theft18
Burglary13
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons16
Drugs6
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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