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On Bishops Drive, in Wokingham Town
What it's like at RG40 1WA: every home that has sold on Bishops Drive 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bishops Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 49 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Bishops DriveDetached | Nov 2021 | £570,000 | 97 m² | £5,876/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2009 | £295,000 | 96 m² | £3,073/m² | 1 |
| 4, Bishops DriveDetached | Jun 2021 | £595,000 | 109 m² | £5,459/m² | 4 |
| 5, Bishops DriveDetached | May 1999 | £163,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Bishops DriveDetached | Feb 2025 | £840,000 | 165 m² | £5,091/m² | 2 |
| 7, Bishops DriveDetached | Jun 2021 | £515,000 | 113 m² | £4,558/m² | 3 |
| 9, Bishops DriveTerraced | Feb 2002 | £111,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 10, Bishops DriveDetached | Feb 2026 | £825,000 | 144 m² | £5,729/m² | 2 |
| 12, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 2003 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Bishops DriveTerraced | Mar 2024 | £352,000 | 60 m² | £5,867/m² | 2 |
| 16, Bishops DriveDetached | Aug 2022 | £850,000 | 143 m² | £5,944/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bishops DriveTerraced | Jul 2022 | £327,500 | 60 m² | £5,458/m² | 3 |
| 18, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £374,000 | 74 m² | £5,054/m² | 1 |
| 19, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £237,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 20, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £550,000 | 76 m² | £7,237/m² | 4 |
| 23, Bishops DriveDetached | Dec 1995 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 2026 | £800,000 | 140 m² | £5,714/m² | 2 |
| 25, Bishops DriveDetached | Feb 2006 | £379,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Bishops DriveDetached | Aug 2025 | £615,000 | 91 m² | £6,758/m² | 4 |
| 28, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Oct 1997 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Bishops DriveTerraced | Oct 2002 | £131,000 | 42 m² | £3,119/m² | 2 |
| 31, Bishops DriveDetached | Apr 2004 | £380,000 | 153 m² | £2,484/m² | 1 |
| 32, Bishops DriveTerraced | May 2024 | £420,000 | 59 m² | £7,119/m² | 5 |
| 33, Bishops DriveDetached | Sept 2018 | £580,000 | 130 m² | £4,462/m² | 3 |
| 34, Bishops DriveTerraced | May 2008 | £235,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 35, Bishops DriveDetached | Jun 2014 | £420,000 | 96 m² | £4,375/m² | 3 |
| 36, Bishops DriveTerraced | Jul 2012 | £215,000 | 60 m² | £3,583/m² | 2 |
| 37, Bishops DriveTerraced | Jul 2025 | £385,000 | 60 m² | £6,417/m² | 2 |
| 38, Bishops DriveTerraced | Sept 1996 | £73,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Bishops DriveTerraced | Aug 2013 | £229,775 | 61 m² | £3,767/m² | 1 |
| 41, Bishops DriveTerraced | May 2015 | £298,000 | 60 m² | £4,967/m² | 3 |
| 43, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 2022 | £767,000 | 148 m² | £5,182/m² | 2 |
| 45, Bishops DriveDetached | Dec 2024 | £570,000 | 98 m² | £5,816/m² | 1 |
| 47, Bishops DriveDetached | Mar 2011 | £475,000 | 146 m² | £3,253/m² | 2 |
| 49, Bishops DriveTerraced | Jun 2020 | £249,950 | 39 m² | £6,409/m² | 4 |
| 53, Bishops DriveTerraced | Apr 2005 | £187,000 | 61 m² | £3,066/m² | 1 |
| 55, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Sept 1998 | £95,250 | 59 m² | £1,614/m² | 2 |
| 57, Bishops DriveTerraced | May 1999 | £105,950 | 60 m² | £1,766/m² | 2 |
| 59, Bishops DriveTerraced | Sept 2011 | £230,000 | 60 m² | £3,833/m² | 2 |
| 63, Bishops DriveDetached | Jan 2000 | £190,000 | 97 m² | £1,959/m² | 2 |
| 65, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £582,500 | 98 m² | £5,944/m² | 3 |
| 67, Bishops DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £410,000 | 85 m² | £4,824/m² | 5 |
| 69, Bishops DriveDetached | Oct 2020 | £597,500 | 155 m² | £3,855/m² | 2 |
| 71, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 2023 | £911,000 | 152 m² | £5,993/m² | 2 |
| 73, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 1999 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 75, Bishops DriveDetached | Mar 2015 | £690,000 | 170 m² | £4,059/m² | 2 |
| 77, Bishops DriveDetached | Oct 2014 | £587,000 | 144 m² | £4,076/m² | 1 |
| 79, Bishops DriveDetached | Jan 2004 | £317,750 | 141 m² | £2,254/m² | 2 |
| 81, Bishops DriveDetached | Jul 2019 | £525,000 | 124 m² | £4,234/m² | 2 |
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, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Wiltshire Drive, 300 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 121).
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Keep Hatch Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 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, 700 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, 500 m away; Premier at Ashridge Convenience Store (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rodger Duckworth, Physiotherapy Practice (600 m), with Rose Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Atlantis is 500 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.
The Hub @ Cantley is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Ship Inn the nearest pub (750 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, 350 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.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
25 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.
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%.
12 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 1WA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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" Bishops Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 39 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 78.4% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.0% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 48 min
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