RG40 4BG Wokingham
Live postcode, introduced July 2023. Ward: Barkham & Arborfield. 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 D (20% of about 1,890 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
- Land At, Arborfield Garrison Biggs Lane Arborfield - Parcel H, I and J, permissioned (500 m)
- Land At, Arborfield Garrison Biggs Lane Arborfield - (Parcel Q), permissioned (530 m)
- Land At, Arborfield Garrison Biggs Lane Arborfield Parcel A-G, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 29 addresses are between 56 m and 62 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 5.7 km |
| Wokingham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Winnersh 384,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Church Road Turning Farley Hill | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up Point Dowlesgreen | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Finchampstead Practice | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Nine Mile Ride Dental Practice | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Wokingham Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Wokingham Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Shinfield - School Green, Shinfield | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 17 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.9 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 2.5 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hall's Farm Kennels, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall's Farm Kennels | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m west |
| Infirmary Stables, Arborfield | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Moated site north of the Moat House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Roman buildings E of Wheatlands Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Farley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Warbrook House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hogwood Shaw | Wood | 470 m north-east |
| Fir Grove | Wood | 590 m west |
| Furze Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Longmoor Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| The Coombes | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Rounds Islands | Island | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.