RG40 2AF postcode in Wokingham, England

RG40 2AF is a postcode in Wokingham, in the Wescott ward. It is in the Wokingham parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since July 1995. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wokingham: 94% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in RG40 2, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Wokingham 500 m in a straight line

Where RG40 2AF is, and what is near it

Map of RG40 2AF and what is near it Map of RG40 2AF: its centre point, with the 138 other postcodes in the RG40 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RG40 2AA: also in RG40 2RG40 2AB: also in RG40 2RG40 2AD: also in RG40 2RG40 2AE: also in RG40 2RG40 2AG: also in RG40 2RG40 2AH: also in RG40 2RG40 2AJ: also in RG40 2RG40 2AL: also in RG40 2RG40 2AN: also in RG40 2RG40 2AP: also in RG40 2RG40 2AR: also in RG40 2RG40 2AS: also in RG40 2RG40 2AT: also in RG40 2RG40 2AX: also in RG40 2RG40 2AY: also in RG40 2RG40 2AZ: also in RG40 2RG40 2BB: also in RG40 2RG40 2BD: also in RG40 2RG40 2BJ: also in RG40 2RG40 2BN: also in RG40 2RG40 2BP: also in RG40 2RG40 2BQ: also in RG40 2RG40 2BS: also in RG40 2RG40 2BT: also in RG40 2RG40 2BU: also in RG40 2RG40 2BW: also in RG40 2RG40 2BX: also in RG40 2RG40 2BY: also in RG40 2RG40 2BZ: also in RG40 2RG40 2DA: also in RG40 2RG40 2DB: also in RG40 2RG40 2DD: also in RG40 2RG40 2DE: also in RG40 2RG40 2DG: also in RG40 2RG40 2DH: also in RG40 2RG40 2DJ: also in RG40 2RG40 2DL: also in RG40 2RG40 2DN: also in RG40 2RG40 2DP: also in RG40 2RG40 2DR: also in RG40 2RG40 2DS: also in RG40 2RG40 2DT: also in RG40 2RG40 2DW: also in RG40 2RG40 2DX: also in RG40 2RG40 2DY: also in RG40 2RG40 2DZ: also in RG40 2RG40 2EA: also in RG40 2RG40 2EB: also in RG40 2RG40 2EF: also in RG40 2RG40 2EG: also in RG40 2RG40 2EH: also in RG40 2RG40 2EQ: also in RG40 2RG40 2ER: also in RG40 2RG40 2ES: also in RG40 2RG40 2ET: also in RG40 2RG40 2EU: also in RG40 2RG40 2EX: also in RG40 2RG40 2EZ: also in RG40 2RG40 2FE: also in RG40 2RG40 2FF: also in RG40 2RG40 2FG: also in RG40 2RG40 2FH: also in RG40 2RG40 2FJ: also in RG40 2RG40 2FL: also in RG40 2RG40 2FN: also in RG40 2RG40 2FP: also in RG40 2RG40 2FQ: also in RG40 2RG40 2FR: also in RG40 2RG40 2HB: also in RG40 2RG40 2HD: also in RG40 2RG40 2HE: also in RG40 2RG40 2HG: also in RG40 2RG40 2HP: also in RG40 2RG40 2LD: also in RG40 2RG40 2LW: also in RG40 2RG40 2LZ: also in RG40 2RG40 2NJ: also in RG40 2RG40 2NN: also in RG40 2RG40 2NP: also in RG40 2RG40 2NS: also in RG40 2RG40 2NT: also in RG40 2RG40 2NU: also in RG40 2RG40 2NW: also in RG40 2RG40 2NX: also in RG40 2RG40 2SL: also in RG40 2RG40 2YF: also in RG40 2 Wescott Infant School 850 mSchool 850 mWinnersh station 3.7 kmFinchampstead Practice 3.9 kmWokingham RG40 2AF Map of RG40 2AF and what is near it Map of RG40 2AF: its centre point, with the 138 other postcodes in the RG40 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 850 mWescott RG40 2AF
  • RG40 2AF
  • Other postcodes in RG40 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4076, longitude -0.8381)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG40 2AF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG40 2AF?

Every home and business at RG40 2AF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wokingham: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wokingham: 99%

The line marks the figure across Wokingham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG40 2AF?

Wokingham Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG40 2AF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG40 2AF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wokingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG40 2AF: 2,289 properties in Wokingham are at high risk (2.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Wokingham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG40 2AF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG40 2AF?

Homes in RG40 2 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £770,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £520,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £367,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £275,000 29 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG40 district: a typical £491,000 from 382 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG40 2AF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG40 2AF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at RG40 2AF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RG40 2AF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG40 2AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around RG40 2AF. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG40 2AF

Band D in Wokingham for 2026‑27: £2,498. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,665 (band A) to £4,995 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,220.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,665
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,943
Band Cabout 250 (29%)£2,220
Band Dabout 150 (17%)£2,498
Band Eabout 120 (14%)£3,053
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,608
Band Gabout 150 (17%)£4,163
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,995

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

Averages for Wokingham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG40 2AF is in (ONS area E01016699), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest open schools to RG40 2AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG40 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG40 2AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG40 2AF is Wokingham Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wokingham Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Winnersh Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Elms Road, 135 m away.

More stations near RG40 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG40 2AF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG40 2AF?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG40 2AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Flowbird Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 600 mWalk
  • Charge your Car Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest to the centre of RG40 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG40 2AF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG40 2AF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG40 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG40 2AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG40 2AF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG40 2AF in a conservation area?

The centre of RG40 2AF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG40 2AF?

Police.uk records 139 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG40 2AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Public order17 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Burglary6 reports

Also: other theft 6, criminal damage and arson 5, theft from the person 3, drugs 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG40 2AF

Ward
Wescott
Parish
Wokingham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Wokingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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