Located just under one hour away from London, Wokingham is an ideal spot to escape the busyness of London. In previous years, Wokingham has been voted as one of the best cities to live in the UK as per an Halifax Quality of Life survey and ranked as the most prosperous area to live across the UK according to the Legatum Institute’s 2021 report on living conditions. If you’re thinking of moving to Wokingham’s historic market town take a look at these five tips to be aware of prior to making the move to Wokingham.
Wokingham is great for families
If you’re moving out of London and want to move elsewhere, Wokingham has a fantastic selection of primary schools, colleges and secondary schools, is great for families. Many of the schools located in Wokingham are rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted status, including Emmbrook Infant School and St Paul’s CofE Junior School. Wokingham and the surrounding areas also offer a lot of fun for families and activities to enjoy like swimming at Carnival Pool or exploring 100 acres of California Country Park.
Wokingham is a stunning city with beautiful scenery
A market town located in Berkshire, Wokingham is surrounded by nature and offers easy access to the beautiful countryside. For many residents, Wokingham is a great place to work and live a peaceful balance away from the busyness of London. Explore the rolling green fields, lush woodlands, country pubs in the picturesque villages of Finchampstead and The National Trust Finchampstead Ridges with views to Hogsback Ridge in Surrey.
It’s a wealth of things to see and do around Wokingham
In addition to the stunning nature and rural parks Wokingham is also home to a wide selection of local facilities. There’s plenty to enjoy in Wokingham, whether you’re a young professional or have a family of young children. Regeneration in the area has improved the shopping experience in Wokingham town center. There are plenty of restaurants and cafes in which you can have food and recharge. If you like to keep active, there is a wide choice of Wokingham recreational centres and playing fields, such as Barkham Road Recreation Ground and Pinewood Leisure Centre.
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Wokingham has excellent transport links
Wokingham is well connected by road and railway and is the perfect location for commuters who reside in Wokingham and who travel to Central London for work. From Wokingham Station, you can get to Waterloo Station (London) directly in under 1 hour and 25 minutes on The South West Railway line. Commuters can also access London’s Paddington Station in less than an hour, via Reading Station. Wokingham also has great road transport links with easy connection to M4 along with the A329(M) connecting London to South Wales via Reading. Basingstoke, Maidenhead, Farnborough and Guildford are all also easily accessible.
It is ranked as the most healthy place in England
A wealth of clubs for sports or exercise groups as well as “fantastic” parks and countryside are all cited as reasons Wokingham has been named the healthiest town in England.
The borough, which includes three towns: Wokingham, Woodley and Earley as well as villages such Twyford, Finchampstead and Swallowfield is at the on the top of the newly released Health Index for England.
The index was developed by the Office of National Statistics and is designed to monitor the progress in improving health and outcomes for health across England.
It is based on data gathered between 2015 and the year 2018.
The information focuses on individuals’ health, which includes life expectancy, long term medical conditions, mental health as well as personal health.
It also looks at “healthy behavior” such as weight, healthy eating, alcohol and drug use and unemployment.
Protective health measures like screening for cancer and increasing vaccination as well as environmental factors like access to green spaces housing, noise and air pollution access to GP and sports services, and criminality.