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Woodley South

Middle area

Central Wokingham. 7,239 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Woodley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£422,500
Joint 1,679th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,987
4,231st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Woodley South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodley South at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 44.6 per 1,000 people across Wokingham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences220
Other crime124
Anti-social behaviour53
Criminal damage and arson41
Shoplifting29
Burglary12
Drug offences11
Vehicle crime9
Robbery6
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Woodley South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Woodley SouthMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, Wokingham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wokingham20 areas from £350,000 to £795,000. The middle area is £489,250. Woodley South is £422,500.
£422,5003rd cheapest
Population20 middle areas, Wokingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wokingham20 areas from 5,527 to 13,192. The middle area is 8,764. Woodley South is 6,987.
6,9873rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Wokingham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wokingham20 areas from 0.0% to 94.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Woodley South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Wokingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wokingham20 areas from 81.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 94.3%. Woodley South is 93.3%.
93.3%7th lowest

Is Woodley South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodley South at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 44.6 per 1,000 people across Wokingham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woodley South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), other crime (124) and anti-social behaviour (53).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wokingham

These figures are published for the whole of Wokingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wokingham and not Woodley South alone. See Wokingham

Average house price
£491,944
Down 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,222
7th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.4×
Joint 70th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
6.1
2nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Woodley South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Woodley South was £422,500 in 2025.

Woodley South had 6,987 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Woodley South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Woodley South, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.