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Thinking of living at RG12 8DB? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Great Hollands Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell | Primary | 850 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 42.2 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Brakenhale School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ranelagh School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.4 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Garth Hill College | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edgbarrow School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 15.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holme Grange School | Independent | 2.5 km | 42.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Odyssey House School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Our Lady's Preparatory School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
Every primary near RG12 8DB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kings Academy Easthampstead Park | 720 m | 20 |
| Swimming | Bracknell Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 14 |
| Golf | Downshire Golf Complex | 470 m | 4 |
| Squash | Bracknell Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Football | Bracknell Hockey Club | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Bracknell Hockey Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Wokingham Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Great Hollands Bowls Club | 300 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Pinewood Gymnastics Club Ltd | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Oakwood Climbing Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Bracknell Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Basketball Court | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Swinley Forest | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Ozone Ice Rink | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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.
The nearest station is Bracknell, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Trevelyan, 350 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 194, 171, X94); 21 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 47 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is King's Academy Easthampstead Park, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 42.2 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Edgbarrow School (4.5 km) and The Holt School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (13.3 km) and Kendrick School (14.1 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Group, 850 m away; Morrisons Daily (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Great Hollands Practice (800 m), with Great Hollands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Posh Barber is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 9.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Sports and Leisure Management/Everyone Active is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Great Hollands Bowls Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 101 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pinewood Centre, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Pinewood Gymnastics Club (1.5 km).
7 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 24 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
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.