Renting in Wokingham

Average Rent in Wokingham

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The average rent in Wokingham is £1,500/mo, with 1,160 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Wokingham rental appears.

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Renting in Wokingham

What it costs to rent in Wokingham

Wokingham currently has 1,160 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,500 a month. 33 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 45% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is RG42 at around £1,250/mo, while RG5 sits nearer £2,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Wokingham rental market at a glance

1,160

Active rentals in Wokingham

£1,500/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Wokingham

Median monthly rent, based on 1,160 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,200/mo	327
2 bed	£1,500/mo	363
3 bed	£2,000/mo	194
4+ bed	£2,450/mo	131
Room	£700/mo	107

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wokingham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wokingham. Latest: £1,479/mo (Mar 26, +4.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,479

Mar 26

Annual

+4.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,091

Apr 21

Total change

+36%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Wokingham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Wokingham spend an estimated 41% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,479/mo

£17,748/yr

Median pay

£43,538/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

41%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Wokingham

Most Wokingham homes sit in Band D. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 74,510 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.47

≈ Band D–E

Stock

75k

74,510 properties

A
3%2,020
B
6%4,190
C
16%12,090
D
28%20,890
E
23%16,890
F
15%11,100
G
9%6,770
H
1%560

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Wokingham

82% of Wokingham premises can already get full-fibre and 93% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

82%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

93%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

476 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
82%
Gigabit-capable
93%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wokingham), July 2025, covering 74,629 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Wokingham homes

56% of Wokingham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

56%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

44%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

58k

57,846 EPCs

A
1%409
B
21%12,213
C
34%19,578
D
34%19,522
E
9%5,115
F
1%823
G
0%186

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Wokingham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Wokingham

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Wokingham centroid. The five closest:

1
St Teresa's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · RG40 2EB
0.25 mi
2
Wescott Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · RG40 2EN
0.26 mi
3
Westende Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · RG40 2EJ
0.31 mi
4
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led · RG40 2HR
0.42 mi
5
St Crispin's School
Secondary · Academy converter · RG40 1SS
0.46 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Wokingham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Wokingham

Flats & apartments

352

46% of listings

Houses

290

38% of listings

Rooms

107

14% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Wokingham — what's on the market

Detached houses make up 32% of the 304 houses currently advertised in Wokingham.

Detached
32%98
Terraced
31%95
Semi-detached
21%65
Other house
11%32
Bungalow
5%14

Rent by postcode

Where Wokingham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 948 live listings in 11 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Wokingham

1RG5£2,500/mo7 rentals
2RG10£1,875/mo4 rentals
3RG30£1,575/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Wokingham

1RG42£1,250/mo21 rentals
2RG1£1,298/mo104 rentals
3RG2£1,365/mo70 rentals

Features · Wokingham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Wokingham

Live signal across 1,160 Wokingham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 174 Wokingham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

97%

of 268 Wokingham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Wokingham

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Wokingham has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 107 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Wokingham is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

107 crimes per area (median)
60 of 60 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Wokingham’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Wokingham

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Finchampstead has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Wokingham.

Winnersh
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (33) · pop. ~11,000
6.2
per 1k
Woodley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (44) · pop. ~32,000
3.2
per 1k
Finchampstead
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~16,000
1.6
per 1k
Earley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (102) · pop. ~33,000
8.3
per 1k
Twyford
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~7,500
4.7
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Wokingham listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Wokingham.

PrimeLocation

356

Rightmove

281

OnTheMarket

237

OpenRent

179

SpareRoom

107

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Frequently asked

Renting in Wokingham — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Wokingham?

The median rent in Wokingham is £1500/month based on 1160 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Wokingham?

There are currently 1160 rental properties available in Wokingham, with 33 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Wokingham safe for renters?

Wokingham has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 107 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Wokingham?

The most commonly reported crime category in Wokingham is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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