Wokingham East
Wokingham 014 · 4 sub-areas · 10,090 residents
Wokingham 014 is a predominantly residential corner of Wokingham, home to around 10,090 people and one of the most owner-occupied neighbourhoods in the South East. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £1,360 a month — slightly above the national average but modest by wider South East standards. The defining feature here is space: over three-quarters of residents own their home.
Wokingham East is a green, lower-density part of Wokingham — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wokingham East?
3 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,479 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wokingham East in Wokingham
Living in Wokingham East
This part of Wokingham is firmly suburban in character — the kind of neighbourhood where over three-quarters of households own their homes, families outnumber singles, and more than half the working population does their job from home rather than commuting in. It's quiet, settled, and among the least deprived areas in England, sitting in the top decile on the national deprivation index.
On rent, it's not cheap in absolute terms — a two-bedroom home runs around £1,360 a month — but you're getting a lot for that compared to the commuter belt closer to London. Properties here tend to be larger than you'd find in Reading or central Surrey, and the area's median sale price of around £455,000 reflects genuine demand from buyers who want space and good schools in the same postcode.
The people who live here skew towards families and established professionals. Around a quarter of residents are under 18, which is notably high, and the 35–49 age group makes up another quarter. Single-person households account for just over one in five — well below the national norm. Degree-level qualifications are the default: roughly half of adults hold one, which puts the neighbourhood well above the regional average.
Practically speaking, the nearest rail station is just over 2 km away — about a 26-minute walk, though most residents drive. The public transport use rate here is very low, at around 2%, and car travel dominates. That's worth knowing before you move. Broadband, at least, is not a concern: gigabit-capable coverage here is 100%, which matters when working from home is the norm for more than half the workforce. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets of the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Wokingham 014 a nice place to live?
- It's one of the least deprived areas in England, sitting in the top decile nationally, with low crime, good broadband, and plenty of green space within walking distance. It suits families and established professionals well. The trade-off is high rent-to-income ratios and near-total car dependency — public transport is very limited.
- What is the rent in Wokingham 014?
- A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £1,360 a month, with one-beds at roughly £1,060 and three-beds around £1,660. These are estimates based on local sale prices, since official rent data is only collected at council level. Rents rose around 4% over the past year.
- Is Wokingham 014 safe?
- Yes — the crime rate here is around 44 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is well below the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's a low-crime neighbourhood in an already low-crime borough, and the high owner-occupation and low deprivation score back that up.
- What's the commute from Wokingham 014 to London?
- By public transport, London takes around 93 minutes from this part of Wokingham. The nearest rail station is roughly 2 km away. Most residents drive rather than take the train — only about 2% of commuters use public transport, and over half work from home entirely.
- Who lives in Wokingham 014?
- Mostly families and established professionals. Around a quarter of residents are under 18, three-quarters own their home, and roughly half of adults hold a degree. The median resident salary is around £43,500 a year — higher than the salary for jobs physically based here, suggesting most well-paid residents commute out to work.
- What schools are near Wokingham 014?
- There are 50 schools within 2 km of typical residents, with the nearest Outstanding-rated school just over 1 km away. Around 54% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. That's below the national share of roughly 89%, so it's worth checking individual school inspection reports before committing to a specific street.
- How good is broadband in Wokingham 014?
- Exceptional. Every property in this neighbourhood has access to gigabit-capable broadband, and none fall below the minimum universal service speed. Given that over half of residents work from home, this is a significant practical advantage.