UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/wokingham
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Wokingham
Homes in Wokingham sold for a median of £488,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,695 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth most expensive of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 19%, from £415,000 in 2016 to £492,500 in 2025, the fourth smallest rise of the 64 council areas in the South East.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,734 | £675,000 | £575,000 to £820,000 | £5,282/m²from 73 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,324 | £484,000 | £428,000 to £550,000 | £5,216/m²from 50 sales |
| Terraced | 899 | £395,000 | £348,000 to £443,000 | £5,194/m²from 22 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 738 | £265,000 | £218,000 to £300,000 | £3,889/m²from 21 sales |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Wokingham, at 37% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 28%.
Semi-detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £484,000 here, 21% more than the £400,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,158 per m², 18% above the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Wokingham and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Elmbridge£650,000
- Mole Valley£580,000
- Waverley£550,000
- Epsom and Ewell£545,000
- Windsor and Maidenhead£535,000
- Guildford£500,000
- Tandridge£492,000
- Wokingham, this council area£488,000
- Sevenoaks£482,500
- Reigate and Banstead£480,000
- Surrey Heath£479,000
- Spelthorne£461,000
- Buckinghamshire£460,000
- Hart£460,000
- Winchester£460,000
Postcode districts in Wokingham
The dearest district was RG10 (Reading), at £615,000, and the cheapest was RG5 (Reading), at £448,500.
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- RG10Reading, 499 salesMedian price £615,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- RG41Wokingham, 749 salesMedian price £510,000Price per square metre £5,041Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- RG40Wokingham, 1,021 salesMedian price £500,000Price per square metre £5,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- RG6Reading, 784 salesMedian price £461,000Price per square metre £5,246Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- RG5Reading, 676 salesMedian price £448,500Price per square metre £4,971Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in RG40 (Finchampstead), up 9%, and fell most in RG6 (Reading), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Reading Road, Winnersh (RG41)33 sales
- Beaufort Park, Wokingham (RG40)29 sales
- Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead (RG40)25 sales
- Ashville Way, Wokingham (RG41)24 sales
- Nuthatch Drive, Finchwood Park (RG40)20 sales
- Woodlark Way, Finchwood Park (RG40)20 sales
- Barkham Road, Wokingham (RG41)19 sales
- Beechey Place, Wokingham (RG40)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead (RG40, detached houses, £799,500), Fieldfare Lane, Finchwood Park (RG40, detached houses, £750,000) and Victoria Road, Wargrave (RG10, £750,000).
The cheapest were Waltham Road, Twyford (RG10, flats, £190,000), Acorn Drive, Wokingham (RG40, flats, £196,000) and Maiden Place, Lower Earley (RG6, flats, £199,000).
Living in Wokingham
Crime
42 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
13% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 71 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,498 a year in Wokingham for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Wokingham's figures come from 4,695 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Wokingham, so their sales add up to 3,729 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.