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In Berkshire, South East, this large town has 50,320 residents.
Wokingham’s overall grade is A+, better than almost every UK town. It ranks #2 of 30 in Berkshire. On health it is strong: life expectancy 82.7 for men, 86.1 for women. The drawback is hazard risk — 1.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. A median £490,000 buys a home here, 6.3 times what households in the Wokingham council area earn in a year.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Wokingham does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Wokingham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 170 buildings inside Wokingham’s built-up area, 17 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1901.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wokingham.
A disability affects 13% of people in Wokingham. 2.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Men in Wokingham can expect to live to 82.7, women to 86.1 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Wokingham is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 5.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Wokingham | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 13% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Holt School’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Of its 24 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Secondary results at the town’s 3 secondary schools: an Attainment 8 score of 56.3, with 64% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floreat Montague Park Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 454 | C− |
| St Crispin's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,549 | A− |
| The Holt SchoolTop results in townSecondary | Secondary | 1,468 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 54% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 29% of resident commuters. The car took 79% of commuters, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 54% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 75% of households, above Berkshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. 9% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £1,466 a month across the Wokingham council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £695,000 | 780 |
| Semi-detached | £495,000 | 463 |
| Terraced | £410,000 | 391 |
| Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | 514 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 42% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 2,176 offences were reported in Wokingham, along with 259 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Each year, 18.3 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 17 of them. Wokingham has 170 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 17 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
19% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Berkshire’s towns (15%) and near England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents. The median resident of Wokingham is 42.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wokingham | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.8% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wokingham. Best known first.
Historic houseSouth Hill Park4 km outside town, to the east · 250K visitors a year
Historic houseBramshill House4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Museum Of Berkshire Aviation3 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseReddam House Berkshire800 m outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionGo Ape!5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
170 listed buildings in Wokingham.
The Town Hall: Photo: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Red Lion Public House: Photo: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Tudor House: Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Footbridge Immediately South of Wokingham Station: Photo: Nigel Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0
40 notable people were born in Wokingham.
Nicholas Hoult: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Will Young: The original uploader was Stephenjamesx at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Howell: Gretchen @pjsforestkid, Public domain · Andrew Smith: No machine-readable author provided. Kaihsu assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michael Tomlinson: Michael Tomlinson's Office, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harry Baldwin: Northmetpit, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wokingham | 50,320 | — | A+ | B+ | B | A+ |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 2.2 | A+ | B+ | B | B+ |
| Binfield | 4,851 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Arborfield Garrison | 4,311 | 3 | A− | B+ | C− | B+ |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 3 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 3.7 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 3.9 | B | B+ | C | B− |
| Woodley | 28,019 | 3.9 | A+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
Hurst has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 94% of towns in England, and primary results beat 82% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £490,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £280,000, terraced houses £410,000, semi-detached houses £495,000 and detached houses £695,000. Household incomes are higher than in 99% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B+.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Large town in Berkshire, England
Wokingham is a built-up area of 50,320 people, in the Wokingham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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