RG40 1YY

Wescott · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1RY 21 m
RG40 1YZ 56 m
RG40 1RZ 79 m
RG40 5PT 100 m
RG40 1SA 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG40 1YY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 1
Latitude
51.413952
Longitude
-0.814776
British National Grid easting
482,521
British National Grid northing
168,992

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
E00084152
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 014B · E01016672
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 014 · E02003452

Postcode source versions

Explore RG40

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Chaucer Close, Wokingham, RG40 1YY 18 September 2024 £805,000
3, Chaucer Close, Wokingham, RG40 1YY 26 November 2021 £600,000
3, Chaucer Close, Wokingham, RG40 1YY 10 May 2019 £510,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. St Crispin's School

    Academy converter

    628 m
  2. Keep Hatch Primary School

    Academy converter

    669 m
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    688 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 383
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Vehicle crime 91
  • Other theft 88
  • Shoplifting 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

6 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
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 0.2% 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

8

within 5 km

  • WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 ROSE STREET, WOKINGHAM, RG40 1XS

    ODS code K81022

    1.2 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81060

    2.7 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    2.8 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    3.5 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    4.3 km

  • EASTHAMPSTEAD SURGERY

    23 RECTORY LANE, EASTHAMPSTEAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 7BB

    ODS code K81087

    4.3 km

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

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

    ODS code K81610

    4.8 km

  • NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81080

    4.9 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

  • Mower Close

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Bean Oak Road Shops

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Bean Oak Road Shops

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Bean Oak Road Shops

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Proctors Road

    BCT · Bean Oak Estate

    0.1 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
0
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 £702,500 from 2 recorded sales in RG40 1YY. 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Crispin's School is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 383 events.

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