RG40 5RG postcode in Wokingham, England

RG40 5RG is a postcode in Wokingham, in the Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst ward. It is in the Wokingham parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

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 at RG40 5RG can get it Across Wokingham: 94% Typical price £500,000 Homes sold in RG40 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Wokingham 2.5 km in a straight line

Where RG40 5RG is, and what is near it

Map of RG40 5RG and what is near it Map of RG40 5RG: its centre point, with the 109 other postcodes in the RG40 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG40 5AA: also in RG40 5RG40 5AB: also in RG40 5RG40 5AD: also in RG40 5RG40 5AE: also in RG40 5RG40 5AF: also in RG40 5RG40 5AG: also in RG40 5RG40 5AH: also in RG40 5RG40 5AJ: also in RG40 5RG40 5AL: also in RG40 5RG40 5AN: also in RG40 5RG40 5AP: also in RG40 5RG40 5AQ: also in RG40 5RG40 5AR: also in RG40 5RG40 5AS: also in RG40 5RG40 5AT: also in RG40 5RG40 5AU: also in RG40 5RG40 5AW: also in RG40 5RG40 5AX: also in RG40 5RG40 5AY: also in RG40 5RG40 5BA: also in RG40 5RG40 5BB: also in RG40 5RG40 5BD: also in RG40 5RG40 5BE: also in RG40 5RG40 5BF: also in RG40 5RG40 5BG: also in RG40 5RG40 5BH: also in RG40 5RG40 5BJ: also in RG40 5RG40 5BL: also in RG40 5RG40 5BN: also in RG40 5RG40 5BP: also in RG40 5RG40 5BQ: also in RG40 5RG40 5BS: also in RG40 5RG40 5PE: also in RG40 5RG40 5PF: also in RG40 5RG40 5PG: also in RG40 5RG40 5PH: also in RG40 5RG40 5PJ: also in RG40 5RG40 5PN: also in RG40 5RG40 5PP: also in RG40 5RG40 5PR: also in RG40 5RG40 5PU: also in RG40 5RG40 5PX: also in RG40 5RG40 5PY: also in RG40 5RG40 5PZ: also in RG40 5RG40 5QA: also in RG40 5RG40 5QB: also in RG40 5RG40 5QD: also in RG40 5RG40 5QE: also in RG40 5RG40 5QG: also in RG40 5RG40 5QL: also in RG40 5RG40 5QP: also in RG40 5RG40 5QQ: also in RG40 5RG40 5QR: also in RG40 5RG40 5QS: also in RG40 5RG40 5QT: also in RG40 5RG40 5QU: also in RG40 5RG40 5QX: also in RG40 5RG40 5QY: also in RG40 5RG40 5RA: also in RG40 5RG40 5RB: also in RG40 5RG40 5RD: also in RG40 5RG40 5RE: also in RG40 5RG40 5RF: also in RG40 5RG40 5RH: also in RG40 5RG40 5RJ: also in RG40 5RG40 5RL: also in RG40 5RG40 5RN: also in RG40 5RG40 5RP: also in RG40 5RG40 5RR: also in RG40 5RG40 5RS: also in RG40 5RG40 5RT: also in RG40 5RG40 5RU: also in RG40 5RG40 5RX: also in RG40 5RG40 5RY: also in RG40 5RG40 5SA: also in RG40 5RG40 5SB: also in RG40 5RG40 5SD: also in RG40 5RG40 5SE: also in RG40 5RG40 5SH: also in RG40 5RG40 5SN: also in RG40 5RG40 5SP: also in RG40 5RG40 5SQ: also in RG40 5RG40 5SR: also in RG40 5RG40 5SS: also in RG40 5RG40 5ST: also in RG40 5RG40 5TU: also in RG40 5RG40 5YA: also in RG40 5RG40 5YB: also in RG40 5RG40 5YD: also in RG40 5RG40 5YE: also in RG40 5RG40 5YF: also in RG40 5RG40 5YG: also in RG40 5RG40 5YH: also in RG40 5RG40 5YJ: also in RG40 5RG40 5YL: also in RG40 5RG40 5YN: also in RG40 5RG40 5YQ: also in RG40 5RG40 5YR: also in RG40 5RG40 5YT: also in RG40 5RG40 5YW: also in RG40 5RG40 5YX: also in RG40 5 GP 2.1 kmBinfield Surgery 3.1 kmWinnersh station 3.8 kmNorreys RG40 5RG Map of RG40 5RG and what is near it Map of RG40 5RG: its centre point, with the 109 other postcodes in the RG40 5 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Woosehill Practice 2.9 kmBinfield Surgery 3.1 kmNorreys RG40 5RG
  • RG40 5RG
  • Other postcodes in RG40 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.4298, longitude -0.8224)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG40 5RG?

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 5RG?

Every home and business at RG40 5RG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG40 5RG 100% Wokingham 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG40 5RG 100% Wokingham 99%
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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 5RG?

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 5RG 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 5RG.

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 5RG: 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 5RG 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 5RG?

Homes in RG40 5 sold for a typical £500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£495,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £800,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £540,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £403,750 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £300,000 7 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 5RG

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG40 5RG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near RG40 5RG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around RG40 5RG. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 5RG

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 G, the most common, is £4,163.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,665
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,943
Band Cabout 30 (5%)£2,220
Band Dabout 80 (13%)£2,498
Band Eabout 130 (20%)£3,053
Band Fabout 70 (11%)£3,608
Band Gabout 210 (33%)£4,163
Band Habout 30 (5%)£4,995

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 5RG is in (ONS area E01016656), 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 5RG?

The nearest open schools to RG40 5RG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG40 5RG, 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 5RG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG40 5RG is Wokingham Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Wokingham Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Winnersh Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near RG40 5RG, 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 5RG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG40 5RG, 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 5RG?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG40 5RG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Charge your Car Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • Flowbird Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.1 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 5RG?

The nearest to the centre of RG40 5RG, 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 5RG?

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 5RG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG40 5RG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Ashton Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 0118 977 2334 1.4 kmCycle
  • Glebelands House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0118 974 3260 1.8 kmCycle
  • Suffolk Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0118 979 3202 2.1 kmCycle

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 5RG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG40 5RG, 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 5RG?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG40 5RG 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 5RG in a conservation area?

The centre of RG40 5RG 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 5RG?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG40 5RG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports

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 5RG

Ward
Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
Parish
St. Nicholas, Hurst
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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