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On Bowyer Crescent, in Wokingham Town
What it's like at RG40 1TF: every home that has sold on Bowyer Crescent since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Bowyer Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 32 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Nov 2011 | £282,500 | 81 m² | £3,488/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 2018 | £500,000 | 120 m² | £4,167/m² | 1 |
| 8, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | May 2026 | £500,000 | 90 m² | £5,556/m² | 3 |
| 10, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £510,000 | 97 m² | £5,258/m² | 2 |
| 11, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 1999 | £158,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £450,000 | 79 m² | £5,696/m² | 1 |
| 13, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 2018 | £435,000 | 121 m² | £3,595/m² | 1 |
| 14, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £480,000 | 86 m² | £5,581/m² | 4 |
| 16, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £200,000 | 96 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Sept 2018 | £540,000 | 124 m² | £4,355/m² | 3 |
| 18, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £350,000 | 84 m² | £4,167/m² | 1 |
| 20, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £174,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Jan 2025 | £621,000 | 128 m² | £4,852/m² | 2 |
| 26, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 1996 | £77,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 1998 | £121,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Jun 2013 | £355,000 | 99 m² | £3,586/m² | 1 |
| 30, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £525,000 | 77 m² | £6,818/m² | 3 |
| 32, Bowyer CrescentSemi-detached | Oct 2009 | £250,000 | 95 m² | £2,632/m² | 1 |
| 34, Bowyer CrescentTerraced | Feb 2017 | £420,000 | 81 m² | £5,185/m² | 4 |
| 35, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Apr 2025 | £765,000 | 148 m² | £5,169/m² | 3 |
| 36, Bowyer CrescentTerraced | Aug 2003 | £200,000 | 90 m² | £2,222/m² | 1 |
| 38, Bowyer CrescentTerraced | Dec 2021 | £475,000 | 83 m² | £5,723/m² | 3 |
| 39, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Nov 2022 | £610,000 | 106 m² | £5,755/m² | 1 |
| 40, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Dec 2015 | £390,000 | 112 m² | £3,482/m² | 4 |
| 42, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Jan 1996 | £95,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 45, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 1995 | £105,000 | 157 m² | £669/m² | 1 |
| 47, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 2023 | £720,000 | 116 m² | £6,207/m² | 1 |
| 53, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Nov 2001 | £222,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 55, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 2007 | £362,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 57, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Nov 2006 | £347,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 61, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Oct 1996 | £119,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 67, Bowyer CrescentDetached | Jun 2005 | £281,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wokingham, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Sarum Crescent, 250 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 121); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Keep Hatch Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Holt School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (9.2 km) and Kendrick School (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 350 m away; Premier at Ashridge Convenience Store (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rodger Duckworth, Physiotherapy Practice (800 m), with Rose Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Atlantis is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 9.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 81% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 45 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ashridge Nursery is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Ship Inn the nearest pub (850 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 147 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 38% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 433 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cantley Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Cantley Recreation Ground (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
19 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ashridge Cottage | II | 100 m |
| Barn at Ashridge Farm, South East of Farmhouse | II | 190 m |
| Milestone in the Garden of Ashridge Farmhouse, Approximately 3 Metres South of Entrance Porch | II | 190 m |
| Ashridge Farmhouse | II* | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Wokingham constituency: Clive Jones MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 8,345 (15.5%), turnout 72%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 48%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 7%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near RG40 1TF →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
On this street: 1 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 78.5% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 18.9% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bowyer Crescent in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 48 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.