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RG5 3EU area guide

Who lives in RG5 3EU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Woodley South
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,569 (2024)
At a glance

What RG5 3EU is like

RG5 3EU is a postcode in the Woodley South area of Wokingham. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,569 people. 57.2% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 29.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 52.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in RG5 3 sold for a median of £432,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RG5 3EU compares

Headline figures for RG5 3EU, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 24.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£432,000

Median over 102 sales in RG5 3, −0.7% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
88%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£55,783

Average annual income before tax, higher than 57% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RG5 3EU differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    29.1% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 12% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

RG5 3EU FAQs

01
Is RG5 3EU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in RG5 3EU?

The median sale price over the last year was £432,000.

Homes in RG5 3 sold for a median of £432,000 across 102 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is RG5 3EU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around RG5 3EU, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in RG5 3EU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 8.3% of residents. 57.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (55.4%).
05
Which council covers RG5 3EU?

The local authority for RG5 3EU is Wokingham.

RG5 3EU comes under Wokingham in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is RG5 3EU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 47 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Earley Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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