# RG2 9BE: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG2 9BE 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 9BE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2) › [RG2 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2-9)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Wokingham 012E: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **Earley, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **No property in RG2 9BE 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=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **£496,537 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG2 9BE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG2 9BE**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **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=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE
- **14.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crosfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crosfields-school-e110155) | Independent | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hillside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-primary-school-e149957) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [The Ridgeway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ridgeway-primary-school-e109789) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whiteknights Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiteknights-primary-school-e148800) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-e110005) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leighton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-park-school-e110110) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Geoffrey Field Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/geoffrey-field-junior-school-e109781) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £1,328,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £760,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2023 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| March 2026 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2026 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: VANTAGE CHEMIST (620 m); WHITLEY WOOD PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Reading Shinfield Express (780 m, Tesco); M&S Lower Earley SF (840 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Lower Earley (860 m, Iceland); Budgens Lower Earley (910 m, Budgens); EG - OTM - Lower Earley (910 m, Spar)

## 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 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Wokingham 012E has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 012E was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,362** (2021). Wokingham 012E had 1,362 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,615th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 012E, 100.0% 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: 51.4214, -0.9467

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=-0.9467,51.4214,RG29BE

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