Reading Road Wokingham
82 addresses across 7 postcodes (RG40,RG41), about 240 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 44701413.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £567,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 16, E: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Wokingham costs £2,498 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wokingham, about 390 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 210 m away, and Joel Park (7.5 hectares) is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 66 to 71 m above sea level.
- Noise: 78 of its 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wokingham Medical Centre, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 119 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £567,500 | £567,500 | £567,500 |
| 2014 | 3 | £610,000 | £600,000 | £615,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2015 | LUDGROVE COTTAGE, THE OLD SCHOOL RG41 1RL | Terraced | £567,500 | |
| 21 Oct 2014 | LUCKLEY COTTAGE, THE OLD SCHOOL RG41 1RL | Terraced | £615,000 | New build. |
| 3 Oct 2014 | WELLINGTON COTTAGE, THE OLD SCHOOL RG41 1RL | Terraced | £610,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2014 | BEARWOOD COTTAGE, THE OLD SCHOOL RG41 1RL | Terraced | £600,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Flat (21); House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (6); 2003-2006 (6); 1900-1929 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (14); owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 2a, Shute End
- 3, Shute End
- 5 Shute End
- 10 Hulbert Gate, Shute End
- Apartment 2, Hulbert Gate, Shute End
- Apartment 4, Hulbert Gate, Shute End
- Apartment 5 Hulbert Gate, Shute End
- Apartment 6 Hulbert Gate, Shute End
- Flat 2, Guildgate House, Shute End
- Flat 4 Kingswood House, 12, Shute End
- Flat 8, Guildgate House, Shute End
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 street: most are in band C (41% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 32.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 6, SHUTE END, grade II*
- SHUTE END HOUSE, grade II*
- TUDOR HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, SHUTE END, grade II
- 10A, SHUTE END, grade II
- 15, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 17, 19, 21 AND 21A, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 2 AND 4, MILTON ROAD, grade II
- 29 AND 31, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 3 AND 5, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 3, SHUTE END, grade II
- 35, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 4, SHUTE END, grade II
- 5, SHUTE END, grade II
- 6 AND 8, MILTON ROAD, grade II
- 7 AND 9, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 8, SHUTE END, grade II
- ADMIRAL HOUSE, grade II
- BARFORD HOUSE AND FRONT RAILINGS, grade II
- BURCOTT HOUSE, grade II
- COLBURN HOUSE, grade II
- DWARF GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS TO NOS 2-10 (POLICE STATION), grade II
- Former Police Station, grade II
- HOPE AND ANCHOR PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- NO 12 AND FRONT RAILINGS, grade II
- PARISH ROOMS, grade II
- QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- RAILINGS IN FRONT OF NO 6 SHUTE END, grade II
- ST CLEMENTS, grade II
- THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
And 2 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Elms Field & The Paddocks, Elms Rd, Wokingham, permissioned (270 m)
- Station Road, Wokingham Berks RG40 2AN, not permissioned (350 m)
- Carnival Pool, Wellington Rd, Wokingham, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Cyber House 2 (Roof Space) Molly Millars Lane Wokingham Berkshire RG41 2PX, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 11 November 2026 to 12 November 2026: WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 11 November 2026 to 12 November 2026: WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 4 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 82 addresses are between 66 m and 71 m above sea level (70 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG40 1BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG40 1BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG40 1BJ | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| RG40 1BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG40 1BS | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| RG40 1LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG41 1RL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wokingham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Winnersh 384,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Winnersh Triangle 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rectory Road Wokingham | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up Point Dowlesgreen | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elms Road car park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wokingham Medical Centre | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wokingham Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile Wokingham LTD | 230 m |
| Hospital | Wokingham Hospital | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wokingham Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Unit 3 20 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Joel Park 7.5 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,530 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Latimer Road Allotments 7,270 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 6, Shute End, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 146 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 6, Shute End | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| Shute End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The Elms | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holt Copse | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Woose Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Windmill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Pebblestone Copse | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Sandy Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Stag Island | Island | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 26 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 44 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 82 |
78 of the street's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wokingham: see them on the Wokingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Holt School | Secondary | 11–18 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wescott Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walter Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westende Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Keep Hatch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Cecilia's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Emmbrook School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Queens Head RG40 1BP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Backstreet Bowls RG40 1BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery RG40 1DH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| The Broad Street Tavern RG40 1AU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Pizza Express RG40 1AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2025 |
| Zizzi RG40 1AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 15 Mar 2025 |
| Aman Grape Food & Wine RG40 1AU | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Chalk Restaurants Ltd RG40 1AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Joy Cafe RG40 1AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Wokingham Local Food and Wine RG40 1AB | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Sushi Point RG40 1AB | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Suffolk Lodge RG40 1DH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Cote Brasserie RG40 1AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| SHARE Wokingham RG40 2AD | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Dessert Maid RG40 1AJ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (23); On or near Central Walk (18); On or near Rectory Close (17); On or near Shute End (11); On or near Broad Street Walk (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: SOUTH EAST WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 4 October 2026 to 7 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- RG40 1BJ: 35 addresses
- RG40 1BH: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- RG40 1BS: 14 addresses
- RG40 1LZ: 11 addresses
- RG40 1BD: 6 addresses
- RG40 1BN: 1 address
- RG41 1RL: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bird Mews · Ellison Way · Broad Street · Orchard Place · Biscoe Way · Highfield Close · Central Walk · Poppy Place · Waterford Way · Fishponds Road · Elms Road · Broad Street Walk
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.