London commuter townsReading vs Wokingham

Reading vs Wokingham: which commuter town suits you?

Reading is 19 minutes closer to London and £83k cheaper on the average sold price.
Reading

#37 of 118

Wokingham

#49 of 118

Train to London

25 min
44 min

Annual season ticket

£6,362
£5,727

Average house price

£398k
£480k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

8.1x
10.3x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,393/mo
£1,345/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

34%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

82
38

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

982 Mb
968 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

45
29

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

360 ha
519 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

418
147

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Reading

Berkshire · 25 min to London · average sold price £398k.

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Living in Wokingham

Berkshire · 44 min to London · average sold price £480k.

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