Woodley South

Wokingham · South East · population 7,090 · 4 LSOAs

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

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,815 of 6,856 in England
  • #676 of 1,119 in South East
  • #20 of 20 in Wokingham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,987
Median age (est.)40
Density4,001per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above32%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 24%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,815 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 20 in Wokingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Education (42). Typical homes here sold for about £421,250 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 72 sales), 14% below the wider Wokingham median of £490,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,962 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 42 · #3,953
Employment 47 · #3,645
Education 42 · #4,001
Health 64 · #2,473
Crime 61 · #2,651
Housing & access 69 · #2,096
Living environment 94 · #382

House prices ?

£421,250median (12m) · -5.3% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£421,25072-5.3%+15.0%
Detached£563,25018-9.2%+22.7%
Semi-detached£436,00023-8.8%+14.7%
Terraced£372,50016+0.7%+17.5%
Flat£200,00015-4.8%+23.5%
This area£421,250
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)£41,962±£5,875 · #2,862 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,255
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 456 offences
Wokingham41
South East71
England83

Rank #3,156 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences222
Theft92
Burglary13
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons48
Drugs12
Robbery11
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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