# RG2 8QG: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG2 8QG is a postcode in Wokingham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wokingham. Open the map at RG2 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2) › [RG2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Wokingham 012D: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **Reading Green Park, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **No property in RG2 8QG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **£496,537 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG2 8QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG2 8QG**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Geoffrey Field Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/geoffrey-field-junior-school-e109781) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Geoffrey Field Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/geoffrey-field-infant-school-e109782) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Alder Grove Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alder-grove-church-of-england-primary-school-e147862) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-e110005) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crosfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crosfields-school-e110155) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shinfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shinfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e147249) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Oakbank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbank-school-e152100) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hartland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartland-high-school-e151631) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), October 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £726,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| March 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WHITLEY WOOD PHARMACY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whitley Wood (690 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £496,537** (July 2026). Wokingham’s average house price was £496,537 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,222** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wokingham earned a median of £52,222 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 7th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Wokingham costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Wokingham has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 2nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wokingham 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Wokingham 012D has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 012D was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,270** (2021). Wokingham 012D had 2,270 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,257th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 012D, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG2 was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 627th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,354** (2021). RG2 had 47,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 263rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in RG2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.7%** (January 2026). In RG2, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham)
- Centre: 51.4133, -0.9564

Council: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Earley and Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/earley-and-woodley): Yuan Yang (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.9564,51.4133,RG28QG

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