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RG40 2GU

Wescott · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wescott
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG40 2EX 60 m
RG40 2HD 65 m
RG40 2DW 70 m
RG40 1AN 75 m
RG40 1LX 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG40 2GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG40
Postcode sector
RG40 2
Latitude
51.409705
Longitude
-0.832441
British National Grid easting
481,300
British National Grid northing
168,500

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
E00084264
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 013E · E01016696
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 013 · E02003451

Postcode source versions

Explore RG40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. St Teresa's Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    303 m

  2. Wescott Infant School

    Academy converter

    340 m

  3. Westende Junior School

    Academy converter

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 513
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Other theft 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 ROSE STREET, WOKINGHAM, RG40 1XS

    ODS code K81022

    236 m

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    1.6 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81060

    4.0 km

  • FINCHAMPSTEAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81025

    4.3 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    4.5 km

  • NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81080

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Broad Street

    TXR · Wokingham

    0.1 miles

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Wokingham Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Wokingham Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Wokingham Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Wokingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 013E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,552 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Teresa's Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 513 events.

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