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RG40 1RG

Wescott · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wokingham
Ward
Wescott
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG40 1RQ 50 m
RG40 1QZ 113 m
RG40 1RP 149 m
RG40 1EJ 160 m
RG40 1BF 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG40 1RG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 1
Latitude
51.413325
Longitude
-0.808753
British National Grid easting
482,941
British National Grid northing
168,929

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Wescott · E05015798
Parish or community
E04012089
Westminster constituency
Wokingham · E14001593
Output area
E00188371
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 014B · E01016672
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 014 · E02003452

Postcode source versions

Explore RG40

Property

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Plough Lane, Wokingham, RG40 1RG 18 June 2026 £537,000
14, Plough Lane, Wokingham, RG40 1RG 7 November 2025 £460,000
8, Plough Lane, Wokingham, RG40 1RG 7 March 2025 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    624 m

  2. Odyssey House School

    Other independent special school

    770 m

  3. King's Academy Oakwood

    Free schools

    981 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
741
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 314
  • Vehicle crime 80
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Other theft 65
  • Public order 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

24 female, 28 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.6
RG40 1 residents
10,869

Age bands in RG40 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,082 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

993 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,158 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,529 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,077 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG40 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 ROSE STREET, WOKINGHAM, RG40 1XS

    ODS code K81022

    1.6 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

    BINFIELD HEALTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE, WOOD LANE, BINFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 4EX

    ODS code K81060

    2.3 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    3.1 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

    WOOSEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE, FERNLEA DRIVE, WOOSEHILL, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3DR

    ODS code K81092

    3.2 km

  • EASTHAMPSTEAD SURGERY

    23 RECTORY LANE, EASTHAMPSTEAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 7BB

    ODS code K81087

    3.9 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    3.9 km

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

    BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY, BOUNDARY HOUSE, MOUNT LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 9PG

    ODS code K81610

    4.4 km

  • RINGMEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    LEPPINGTON, BRACKNELL, RG12 7WW

    ODS code K81030

    4.7 km

  • NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 18 NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD, CROWTHORNE, RG45 6JL

    ODS code K81080

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Plough

    BCT · London Road

    0.1 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · London Road

    0.1 miles

  • Plough Lane

    BCT · London Road

    0.1 miles

  • Plough Lane

    BCT · London Road

    0.1 miles

  • Proctors Road

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 014B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,836 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £460,000 from 7 recorded sales in RG40 1RG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wokingham is £498,941 in June 2026, down 3.1% year on year.

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 624 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

741 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 314 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.