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Thinking of living at RG10 0AU? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Colleton Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst | Primary | 1.9 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| The Piggott School | Primary | 2.1 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| The Piggott School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waingels | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Forest School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dolphin School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Shiplake College | Independent | 3.7 km | 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | King George V Recreation Ground (Twyford) | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Twyford Bowls Club | 850 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Woodford Park Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Golf | Sonning Golf Club | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Rowing | Shiplake College Boathouses | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Ola Cafe | 610 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Wargrave Cricket Clubhouse | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Royal Berkshire Disc Golf Course | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Woodford Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Shiplake College | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Football | Colleton football pitch | 110 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Wargrave BMX Track | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Premier Karting | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Reading Hockey Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Reading Rugby Football Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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: 56% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Twyford, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Colleton Drive, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 129); 2 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 51 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is The Colleton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Piggott School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (6.7 km) and Kendrick School (7.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 750 m away; Haa Hoos (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Twyford Surgery (1.1 km), with Fittleworth Medical the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Twyford Barbers is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 6.9 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Puccino's is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Golden Cross the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 30 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Stanlake Meadow, 250 m away; for exercise, Shiplake College Boathouses (3.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 29 km away.
12 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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| Reading Blue Coat School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 4.1 km |
| 67.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG10 0AU, 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.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.