Upper Wargrave
Suburb · 239 residents
88Excellent
Excellent · among the highest-scoring suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 38 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Schools scores 81, well above the typical 60
- Environment scores 78, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 16% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Upper Wargrave
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Upper Wargrave a good place to live?
Upper Wargrave scores 88/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as excellent — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (89) and schools (81).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Upper Wargrave in South East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Upper Wargrave
Detached houses set well back from the road, gravel drives, hedging rather than fencing — this is the kind of street where you notice the cars before you notice the people. Upper Wargrave sits among the more comfortable corners of the country by most measures that matter financially, and it looks it.
The numbers behind that impression are stark. This is the top income decile nationally and the ninth decile for deprivation, and the property market reflects it: a median sale price of £790,000 against a national figure well under half that, built on a market that's overwhelmingly detached and freehold. A "For Sale" board here is almost always outside a house, not a flat, and almost never says "leasehold" — of the sales sampled, freehold outnumbered leasehold by eleven to one. That premium holds even against its own well-off county neighbour, Wokingham, with prices running over 70% above the borough average. The trade-off is one of scale rather than money: this is a small, low-density pocket, not a town in its own right, so there isn't the everyday retail or nightlife you'd get somewhere larger — the grades hint at this, with safety and connectivity both excelling while nightlife lags well behind.
For commuting and schooling, the shape is coherent rather than flashy. Wargrave Rail Station gives you a line out without needing a car, and with a median age of 49, this reads less as a young commuter-family enclave and more as a settled, established one — people who moved here and stayed. On schools, The Piggott School serves as the all-through option with a solid Progress 8 score, while Crazies Hill Church of England Primary carries a "Good" Ofsted rating; it's a picture of dependable rather than exceptional education, consistent with the area's overall B+ schooling grade.