RG40 2DQ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG40 2BL 48 m
RG40 2DF 51 m
RG40 2HH 99 m
RG40 2HR 108 m
RG40 2HJ 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG40 2DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 2
Latitude
51.407088
Longitude
-0.826081
British National Grid easting
481,747
British National Grid northing
168,216

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
E00084268
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 014G · E01035262
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 014 · E02003452

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Murdoch Court, 27, Flat 7, Murdoch Road, Wokingham, RG40 2DQ 26 February 2024 £325,000
Murdoch Court, 27, Flat 1, Murdoch Road, Wokingham, RG40 2DQ 30 August 2023 £420,000
Murdoch Court, 27, Flat 6, Murdoch Road, Wokingham, RG40 2DQ 18 July 2019 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
35
Secondary
5
  1. Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham

    Academy special sponsor led

    226 m
  2. St Teresa's Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    290 m
  3. Wescott Infant School

    Academy converter

    372 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 498
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Other theft 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.1
RG40 2 residents
5,097

Age bands in RG40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

824 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

442 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

1,253 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,303 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

967 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG40 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 ROSE STREET, WOKINGHAM, RG40 1XS

    ODS code K81022

    633 m

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    2.1 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81060

    3.7 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    4.0 km

  • FINCHAMPSTEAD PRACTICE

    THE FINCHAMPSTEAD SURGERY, 474-478 FINCHAMPSTEAD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 3RG

    ODS code K81025

    4.2 km

  • NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81080

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Rances Lane South

    BCT · Wokingham

    0.3 miles
  • Rances Lane North

    BCT · Wokingham

    0.4 miles
  • Seaford Road

    BCT · London Road

    0.4 miles
  • Seaford Road

    BCT · London Road

    0.4 miles
  • Waterloo Road

    BCT · Wokingham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 014G, 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

33,400 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
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £372,500 from 2 recorded sales in RG40 2DQ. 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

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 498 events.

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