RG40 3PF Wokingham
Live postcode, introduced May 2012. Ward: Finchampstead. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wokingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,498 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,665 | £1,943 | £2,220 | £2,498 | £3,053 | £3,608 | £4,163 | £4,995 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (53% of about 450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Gorse Ride Regeneration Phase 2, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 67 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crowthorne 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Wokingham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Sandhurst (Berks) 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Kiln Ride Nine Mile Ride | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up Point Dowlesgreen | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Avery Corner Car Park | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Finchampstead Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jats Pharmacy | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Tooth Booth | 820 m |
| Hospital | Wokingham Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Wokingham Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | Bb Food And Wine Ltd | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Heathlands Grow Your Own 1.6 ha | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bell barrow 160m north-west of Warren Lodge, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell barrow 160m north-west of Warren Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Mere | Lake or reservoir | 930 m east |
| Queen's Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| The Moors | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Porridge Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km south |
| Furze Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
| Stag Island | Island | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 73% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.