City Profile • Local Authority

Wokingham

Wokingham is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £554k. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

180,967
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

11 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Wokingham authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English72.7%
Indian7.0%
White: Other White6.1%
Pakistani3.0%
African1.7%
Other Asian1.4%

Age Profile

40-44 years7.8%
45-49 years7.5%
50-54 years7.1%
35-39 years7.0%
10-14 years7.0%
5-9 years6.9%

Top Occupations

Professional28.5%
Managers and directors17.7%
Associate professional16.5%
Administrative and secretarial9.3%
Skilled trades7.4%
Caring and leisure6.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage39.9%
Owned: Outright36.0%
Private rented: Landlord12.6%
Social rented: Council4.1%
Social rented: Other3.6%
Shared ownership2.1%

Area DNA

health5/10
safety9/10
transit6/10
investment6/10