Is Brook Close in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Brook Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Brook Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Brook Close is located in the Emmbrook ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.419029, -0.85063
Grid Ref SU800695
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG11 1ND, RG11 1PA, RG41 1ND

House Prices

The average house price in Brook Close is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 7 Brook Close, that sold for £425,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brook Close

Date No. Type Price
29/03/2022 7 Terrace £425,000
25/09/2020 17 Semi £400,000
19/06/2020 10 Semi £375,000
26/05/2020 23 Semi £410,000
24/03/2020 19 Semi £345,000
03/01/2020 25 Semi £360,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Brook Close, Berkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Brook Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Thames-valley Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Brook Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Brook Close and compared that to the average for the Emmbrook ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brook Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Emmbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Brook Close

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Brook Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brook Close is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Brook Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brook Close are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brook Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brook Close are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Brook Close are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Brook Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brook Close are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brook Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Brook Close.

Unemployment in Brook Close

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.74% of Brook Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Close. The proportion of retirees on Brook Close is 13.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.85% of Brook Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Close

The proportion of home owners on Brook Close is 31.53% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.76% of properties in Brook Close are private rented and 0.72% are social rented.
93.53% of residents of Brook Close own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Close residents

The proportion if Brook Close residents born in the UK is 4.74% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.61% of Brook Close residents were born outside the UK.
87.39% of Brook Close residents were born in the UK

Brook Close Summary

With house prices in Brook Close more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Brook Close is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Brook Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Brook Close maybe difficult.

Brook Close has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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