Wokingham housing news
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Wellington Road Flats Approved: 21 Social Rent Homes
21 council flats for social rent by Wokingham station were approved on 14 October. Who gets them, how they are paid for, and what the town council objected to.
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Planning
Priors Farm 850 Homes: Wokingham Planners Vote Wednesday
Officers back up to 850 homes at Priors Farm, south Wokingham, at Wednesday's committee, plus 21 social-rent flats by the station. 218 people objected.
Planning
South Wokingham 215 Homes Approved: 45 for Social Rent
Miller Homes has approval for 215 homes by Wood's Farm, 75 of them affordable and 45 for social rent. Its next filing, on materials and parking, is open to comment until 15 October.
Council
Wokingham Council This Week: £24m Homes Plan Approved
Wokingham's Executive approved £24m to buy council homes and sent Sonning's plan to a referendum. The decisions now stand, with no call-in recorded.
House prices
Wokingham House Prices July 2026: £496,537, Down £4,445
The average Wokingham home sold for £496,537 in July, down £4,445 in a year. Flats fell hardest, down 3.5 per cent, and June's figure has been revised down.
Housing
Wokingham £24m Housing Plan: Up to 165 More Homes
The council would buy up to 70 homes and fund 95 more. 1,319 households wait on the register; 131 children are in temporary accommodation. Vote 24 September.
House prices
Wokingham House Prices June 2026: Berkshire's Steepest Fall
The average Wokingham home sold for £498,941 in June, down £15,997 in a year. It is the only Berkshire area falling faster than 3%, while England rose 1.8%.
Planning
Wokingham Call for Sites Closed: Next Stage 5 October
The call for sites shut at 23:59 on 1 September. The next chance to comment is the scoping consultation, 5 October to 16 November 2026. Full timetable to 2029.
Planning
Wokingham Local Plan: Inspectors Delete Landscape Policy
Inspectors have told Wokingham to delete its valued landscapes policy, raise the affordable housing threshold from 5 homes to 10 and delay Loddon Valley.