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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG41
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:46 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,753 residentsin the Wokingham West & South census areaMedian age 42.83,569 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,369 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: information and communication 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 34% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C683 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.7 miQueen's Merelake · 1.9 miWoose Hillhill · under a mileArborfield Crosshistoric site · 2.7 miStag Islandisland · 1.7 miFox Hillhill · under a mileTemple Islandisland · 1.9 miFinchampstead Ridgeshistoric site · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJoel Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haOld Forest Road Meadowspark · 1.3 mi · 14 haWoodcray Manor Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 56 haCalifornia Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 43 haCantley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 24 haOrmonde Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.9 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,782 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWokingham Hospitalright hereGP surgeryENT Clinic17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTranquil Dentalunder a milePolice stationWokingham Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint Unit 3 20 Market PlaceWokinghamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 5 independent, 3 special, 2 otherPrimaryWalter Infant Schoolages 3-7, 221 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Paul's CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 364 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Holt Schoolages 11-18, 1,468 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Reading4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationWokinghamunder a mileBus stationWokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up PointDowlesgreen1.1 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing17 miBus stops76 within a mileCar parkElms Road car parkWokingham2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseWokingham2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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