RG7 1WS Wokingham
Live postcode, introduced October 2016. Ward: Spencers Wood & Swallowfield. 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 (34% 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 45 addresses are between 55 m and 59 m above sea level (57 m on average).
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 | Reading Green Park 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km |
| Mortimer 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Earley 426,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Sevenoaks Drive Spencers Wood | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | Regus Reading, Brook Drive Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 36.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Shinfield Dental Centre | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Berkshire Independent Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Fraser Group - Three Mile Cross Service Station, Three Mile Cross Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Parklands Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace 1.4 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Sheepbridge Court, a scheduled monument, 2.0 km south. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Sheepbridge Court | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Swallowfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Copse | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Tanner's Copse | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
| Rounds Islands | Island | 2.1 km east |
| Lock Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Norman's Shaw | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 45 |
13 of the postcode's 45 addresses are 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.