Wokingham
§ This page gives an overview of the Wokingham local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Wokingham, in Berkshire, is a market town surrounded by suburban communities and countryside. The town centre has historic streets, parks, and markets, while nearby areas such as Woodley and Earley provide suburban character. The River Thames runs along the northern boundary, with riverside meadows and walks. The district includes farmland, woodlands, and commons, giving it a balance of rural and suburban landscapes.
The administrative boundary of Wokingham can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Wokingham.
Key Facts about Wokingham
What region is Wokingham in? Wokingham is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Wokingham in? Wokingham is in the county of Berkshire.
Is Wokingham a city? No, Wokingham is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Wokingham? The local government for this district is: Wokingham Borough Council (Unitary Authority).
▶ Official website of Wokingham Borough Council 🔗 wokingham.gov.uk
Which police force covers Wokingham? Policing in Wokingham is provided by Thames Valley Police 🔗 thamesvalley.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Bracknell Forest ⁞ Buckinghamshire ⁞ Cherwell ⁞ Milton Keynes ⁞ Oxford ⁞ Reading ⁞ Slough ⁞ South Oxfordshire ⁞ Vale of White Horse ⁞ West Berkshire ⁞ West Oxfordshire ⁞ Windsor and Maidenhead ⁞ Wokingham.
Constituencies in Wokingham
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Wokingham
Wokingham is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Barkham & Arborfield
- Bulmershe & Coronation
- Emmbrook
- Evendons
- Finchampstead
- Hawkedon
- Hillside
- Loddon
- Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
- Norreys
- Shinfield
- South Lake
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
- Thames
- Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
- Wescott
- Winnersh
- Wokingham Without
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Wokingham
Wokingham is part-parished: 17 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.
- Arborfield and Newland
- Barkham
- Charvil
- Earley
- Finchampstead
- Remenham
- Ruscombe
- Shinfield
- Sonning
- St. Nicholas, Hurst
- Swallowfield
- Twyford
- Wargrave
- Winnersh
- Wokingham
- Wokingham Without
- Woodley
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Wokingham
Wokingham covers 33 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Arborfield
- Arborfield Cross
- Arborfield Garrison
- Binfield *
- Bracknell *
- Chapel Green
- Charvil
- Crazies Hill and Cockpole Green *
- Crowthorne *
- Eversley *
- Farley Hill
- Finchampstead
- Gardeners Green
- Hare Hatch
- Henley-on-Thames *
- Holme Green
- Hurst
- Knowl Hill *
- Lower Common *
- Reading *
- Riseley (Wokingham) *
- Shinfield
- Shiplake *
- Sindlesham
- Sonning *
- Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross *
- Swallowfield
- Twyford (Wokingham)
- Wargrave *
- West End (Windsor and Maidenhead) *
- Winnersh
- Wokingham
- Woodley
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Wokingham.)
Wokingham compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Wokingham compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Wokingham has 18 electoral wards.
Wokingham has a population of 187,200 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Wokingham can be found on the ONS statistics for Wokingham.