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RG6 5HJ · Wokingham · England

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for RG6 5HJ.

Fri · 11 Sep
15°high
Clear15° low
Sat22°12° lowPartly cloudy12 Sep
Sun22°18° lowLight rain13 Sep
Today23°18° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tomorrow21°17° lowFair15 Sep
Wed18°11° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu20°14° lowFair17 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-3.1%Wokingham · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning61 applicationsApplications in the selected scope↔Nearest train stationEarley1.4 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,272Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Reading

RG6 5HJ is in the Wokingham local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Earley, about 1.4 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£460,750RG6 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 22 Jul 2026

298 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£498,941Wokingham

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-3.1%Wokingham

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £460,750 Use area average: £498,941
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂12 Wilsford Close Shinfield Wokingham RG6 4BPDead/Dangerous - 5 Day Notice10 Sep 2026›⌂6 Somerton Gardens Earley Wokingham RG6 5XGHouseholder application for the proposed conversion of part of the existing garage into habitable accommodation.Awaiting decision›⌂1-6 Valentine Close Reading RG2 8EUFull application to replace two existing front entrance doors with new steel front entrance doors.Awaiting decision›⌂Newlyn Shinfield Road Shinfield RG2 9BEHouseholder application for the proposed additional storey and two- storey front extension to the existing annexe.Awaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Reading.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Whiteknights Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.5 mi
  2. Crosfields SchoolOther independent school · Ages 2–160.6 mi
  3. Maiden Erlegh SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–181.1 mi
  4. Aldryngton Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–111.1 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,272 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding RG6 5HJ—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 17.1%16–64 · 58.5%65+ · 24.4%
What area does this cover?

Wokingham 012B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime131

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 52Criminal damage & arson · 15Public order · 15
Employment3.6%

Unemployment estimate for Wokingham · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Earley and Woodley.

Local councilWokinghamLocal authority for RG6 5HJ
Latest general election · 2024Labour39.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour39.7% of votes62.4% turnout
2019Conservative48.8% of votes72.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM40.2 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Huntercombe11.9 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Dinton Pastures2.1 mi
  2. California3.5 mi
  3. Castle Bottom7.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Thames Path2.5 mi
  2. The Ridgeway11.2 mi
  3. North Downs Way15.7 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around RG6 5HJ.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around RG6 5HJ
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 11 Sep 2026, 22:38
  • Planning: latest displayed record 10 Sep 2026
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 22 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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