Parish – Facts and Figures

The Parish of St Paul’s Wokingham, shown in pink, lies to the south and west of the centre of Wokingham. It is in Sonning Deanery in the Archdeaconry of Berkshire within the Diocese of Oxford. The church of St Paul, together with the Parish Rooms, is located on the main road running between Wokingham and Reading. To the west of the parish is the large housing development of Woosehill served by Woosehill Church. The village of Emmbrook in the north of the parish is served by the church of St Nicholas, which meets in the Emmbrook Village Hall. Emmbrook is still expanding with new housing developments to the northwest of the town.

The total population of the Parish is 20,566. It is a relatively affluent area with a Deprivation ranking of 12,218 (the least deprived in the Church of England is ranked 12,307)

26% are under 20, 60% are between 20 and 70, and 14% are 70 or over.

Statistics on population and the worshipping community are given below

In 2021 45.5% said they are Christian. That is 9358 people.

The weekly attendance is 232