RG6 7BA Wokingham
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Hillside. 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 E (31% of about 650 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
- Hamilton Centre, Bulmershe Road, Reading: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 27 Hamilton Road, Reading: up to 9 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 13 Addington Road, Reading: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 131 Wokingham Road, Reading: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 28 Wokingham Road, Reading: up to 7 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 261-275 London Road, Reading: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Arthur Hill Swimming Pool, 221-225 Kings Road, Reading: up to 15 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Alexander House, 205-207 Kings Road, Reading: up to 43 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 59 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 | Earley 426,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Reading 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Reading West 482,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Eastern Avenue Whiteknights | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Royal Berkshire Hospital Multistorey Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pembroke Surgery | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Erleigh Road Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Health Centre | 950 m |
| Hospital | Royal Berkshire Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Reading Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Erleigh Road Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Harris Garden 6.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | Cintra Park 5.8 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mockbegger Allotments 3,870 m² | 450 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Foxhill House, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxhill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Reading Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m north |
| Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork. | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| High Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| The Forbury Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteknights Lake | Lake or reservoir | 380 m south-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Southland Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| View Island | Island | 2.2 km north-west |
| Sonning Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.