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Arborfield & Garrison: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Arborfield & Garrison neighbourhood of Wokingham, England (ONS area Wokingham 018). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes RG2, RG27, RG40, RG41, RG7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG2 9NP.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Wokingham

Arborfield & Garrison is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Wokingham (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £500,000 and flats for £280,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Wokingham (1.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Wokingham, is 4.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£500,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£280,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.08; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£74,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Arborfield & Garrison sits in Wokingham

Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Wokingham
Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Wokingham with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Wokingham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Arborfield & Garrison

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wokingham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Wokingham, 2021 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wokingham, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Plug-in car growth
New-build activity
Lifestyle businesses

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Wokingham Railway station, 4.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 73 min); Great Western Railway to Gatwick Airport (about 83 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school The Coombes Church of England Primary School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jul 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Bohunt School Wokingham 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Dec 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Arborfield & Garrison

What is the typical house price in Arborfield & Garrison?

£500,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Arborfield & Garrison compare with the rest of Wokingham?

Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Wokingham. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Wokingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Wokingham.

Is Arborfield & Garrison an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Arborfield & Garrison gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.08; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Arborfield & Garrison?

Wokingham. Railway station, 4.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 73 min); Great Western Railway to Gatwick Airport (about 83 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Arborfield & Garrison?

Nearest state primary school. The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Bohunt School Wokingham. 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Dec 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.