Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at OX10 9QB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholsey Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| South Stoke Primary School | Primary | 3.1 km | 17% met the expected standard |
| South Moreton Primary School | Primary | 3.2 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St John's Primary School | Primary | 3.5 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford | Primary | 3.8 km | – |
| Wallingford School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.9 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Treehouse School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Moulsford Preparatory School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Cranford School | Independent | 2.0 km | 37.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OX10 9QB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | Oxford Brookes Boat Club | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Wallingford Sports Park | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Cholsey Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | The Springs Golf Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Wallingford Sports Park | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | South Morton pump track | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Ashdown Motocross Track | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Lawn Bowls Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Goring Thames Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Cricket nets | Cricket Nets | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Riverside Park And Pools | 4.2 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cholsey, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 275k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Papist Way, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 136).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
Central London is 73 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Cholsey Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wallingford School, 4.2 km away; Attainment 8: 53.9 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 500 m away; Mr & Mrs Park's Family Butchers (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wallingford Medical Practice (3.2 km), with Allied Pharmacy Cholsey the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Within is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 20 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 81% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Heathers' Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Red Lion the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 250 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 291 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hithercroft park, 3.6 km away; for exercise, The Barn Fitness Centre (1.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
11 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, London Heathrow is 52 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.