# RG40 5SS: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG40 5SS 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 5SS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg40) › [RG40 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg40-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Wokingham 013D: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **Wokingham, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **No property in RG40 5SS 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=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **£491,944 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG40 5SS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG40 5SS**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **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=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Foundry College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foundry-college-e101493) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [High Close School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-close-school-e110181) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Keep Hatch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keep-hatch-primary-school-e147805) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e149352) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cecilia's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cecilias-cofe-primary-school-e149555) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Holt School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holt-school-e136880) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westende Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westende-junior-school-e148014) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wescott Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wescott-infant-school-e147926) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £514,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £1,225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £546,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £492,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £778,996 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £174,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wokingham Ashridge Road Local (570 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.1** (2025). Wokingham 013D has a deprivation score of 11.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,033rd 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 013D 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: 1,853** (2021). Wokingham 013D had 1,853 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,358th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 013D, 99.9% 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: 51.4218, -0.8301

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=-0.8301,51.4218,RG405SS

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