# RG6 1HJ: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG6 1HJ 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 RG6 1HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6) › [RG6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Wokingham 006C: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **Earley, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **No property in RG6 1HJ 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=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **£496,537 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG6 1HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG6 1HJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **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=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earley-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e144571) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alfred Sutton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-sutton-primary-school-e109776) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highwood-primary-school-e149998) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Addington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addington-school-e151046) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [UTC Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-reading-e139268) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maiden Erlegh School in Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maiden-erlegh-school-in-reading-e141886) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Bulmershe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bulmershe-school-e149611) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aldryngton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldryngton-primary-school-e109850) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £442,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £1,025,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £597,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £775,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKSIDE PRACTICE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: THE READING PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: 370 WOKINGHAM ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Woodley (480 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Earley (750 m, Midcounties Co-operative); M&S Weldale BP (800 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Wokingham 006C has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 006C was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,324** (2021). Wokingham 006C had 1,324 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,323rd 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 006C, 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.

## RG6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG6 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,922** (2021). RG6 had 39,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 462nd 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in RG6 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In RG6, 99.5% 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: 51.4490, -0.9277

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=-0.9277,51.4490,RG61HJ

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