RG6 9RR Wokingham
Live postcode, introduced March 2016. Ward: Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates. Region: South East.
Streets
- Suttons Park Avenue, Reading: 1 address
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 (61% of about 490 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
- 261-275 London Road, Reading: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Gas Holder, Kenavon Drive, Reading: up to 130 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Arthur Hill Swimming Pool, 221-225 Kings Road, Reading: up to 15 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 28 Wokingham Road, Reading: up to 7 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Alexander House, 205-207 Kings Road, Reading: up to 43 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 27 Hamilton Road, Reading: up to 9 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Aspen House, 300 Kings Road, Reading: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Forbury Business Park & Kenavon Drive, Reading: up to 285 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
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 42 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reading 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Earley 426,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Reading West 482,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Thames Valley P&R Thames Valley Park | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Kings Road, RG1 | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pembroke Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Orange Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Health And Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Royal Berkshire Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Reading Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food London Road | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 28 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Culver Lane Allotment Gardens 1.5 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Reading Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 510 m south. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m south |
| 173-183, Kings Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-west |
| Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork. | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| The Forbury Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| High Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| View Island | Island | 1.3 km west |
| Whiteknights Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Sonning Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Holy Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| High Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Hampstead Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Suttons Park Avenue.