# RG40 2HS: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG40 2HS 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 RG40 2HS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg40) › [RG40 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg40-2)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Wokingham 014G: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **Wokingham, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **No property in RG40 2HS 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=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 014G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **£491,944 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **76.7% can get gigabit broadband at RG40 2HS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **Low road and rail noise at RG40 2HS**: Road 46 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **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=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-wokingham-e148349) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-academy-e144455) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ludgrove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ludgrove-school-e110138) | Independent | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wescott Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wescott-infant-school-e147926) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Westende Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westende-junior-school-e148014) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Crispin's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-crispins-school-e145286) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 53.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holme Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holme-grange-school-e110148) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/floreat-montague-park-primary-school-and-nursery-e142182) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £1,270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £1,525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £735,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2026 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (930 m); ROSE STREET PHARMACY (930 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: WOKINGHAM DENTAL CLINIC (530 m); SMILE2O DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m); PEACH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (860 m); PEACH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (860 m); SAXON COURT (860 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Wokingham BP (950 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Wokingham (950 m, Cook); Tesco Wokingham Superstore (980 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £491,944** (August 2026). Wokingham’s average house price was £491,944 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.4×** (2025). A home in Wokingham costs 9.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 70th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 014G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.0** (2025). Wokingham 014G has a deprivation score of 2.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 338th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 014G was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 3,525th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,025** (2021). Wokingham 014G had 2,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,918th 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 014G, 94.1% 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.

## RG40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG40 was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 238th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,172** (2021). RG40 had 33,172 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 743rd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RG40 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In RG40, 94.4% 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: 51.4047, -0.8240

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

## Your MP

- [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wokingham): Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat), 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), August 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=-0.8240,51.4047,RG402HS

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