# RG7 1YW: area report for a postcode in Wokingham

RG7 1YW 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 RG7 1YW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) › [RG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7) › [RG7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Wokingham 017C: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **Mortimer, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **No property in RG7 1YW 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=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wokingham 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **£491,944 average price**: For the whole of Wokingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG7 1YW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **Low road and rail noise at RG7 1YW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **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=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lambs Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lambs-lane-primary-school-e149951) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2022 | – |
| [Grazeley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grazeley-church-of-england-primary-school-e151924) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Oakbank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbank-school-e152100) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Vine Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-vine-christian-school-e134424) | Independent | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £353,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (460 m)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Wokingham 017C has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £482,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wokingham 017C was £482,500 in 2025. Joint 5,258th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,227** (2021). Wokingham 017C had 2,227 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,600th 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Wokingham 017C, 98.2% 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.

## RG7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG7 was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 388th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,365** (2021). RG7 had 36,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 581st 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: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in RG7 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: 89.8%** (January 2026). In RG7, 89.8% 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: 51.3893, -0.9786

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=-0.9786,51.3893,RG71YW

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