# RG42 4ED: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG42 4ED 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 RG42 4ED for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42) › [RG42 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42-4)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Wokingham 010C: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **Wokingham, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **No property in RG42 4ED 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=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **£491,944 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG42 4ED**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG42 4ED**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **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=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Binfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/binfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e109999) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cressex Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cressex-lodge-school-e110178) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Newbold School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbold-school-e110141) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [King's Academy Oakwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-oakwood-e147076) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy Binfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-binfield-e145892) | All-through | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Foundry College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foundry-college-e101493) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £875,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| December 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| August 2026 | £382,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BINFIELD VILLAGE PHARMACY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Binfield Forest Road (840 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). Wokingham 010C has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £785,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 010C was £785,000 in 2025. Joint 1,033rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,474** (2021). Wokingham 010C had 1,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,789th 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: 80.3%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 010C, 80.3% 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.

## RG42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £512,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG42 was £512,000 in 2025. 260th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,036** (2021). RG42 had 29,036 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 977th 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 RG42 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In RG42, 98.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham)
- Centre: 51.4303, -0.8018

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=-0.8018,51.4303,RG424ED

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