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Thinking of living at RG14 7PH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicolas C.E. Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Speenhamland School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Willows Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Bartholomew's School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 56.2 · 26.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 11.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park House School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.9 · 21.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northcroft Vocational School | Independent | 1000 m | – |
| Engaging Potential | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| St Gabriel's School | Independent | 2.3 km | 17.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG14 7PH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Newbury) | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Victoria Park (Newbury) | 870 m | 7 |
| Golf | Newbury & Crookham Golf Club | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Wormstall Feild | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Squash | Nuffield Health (Newbury) | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Bowls Club House | 850 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Newbury Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | Pre-Parade Ring | 400 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Goldwell Park | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Northway Climbing Centre | 240 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Abstract Bodyworks Newbury | 610 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Newbury Canoe Club | 620 m | 1 |
| Horse racing | Newbury Racecourse | 840 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Riverside Skatepark | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Newbury Rugby Football Club | 2.3 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Newbury Racecourse, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 115k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Rondetto Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, 9C); 6 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 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Nicolas C.E. Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 54% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Willows Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is St Bartholomew's School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 56.2 · 26.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Community Furniture Project closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Jockey's Medical Room (300 m), with Halo Direct the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, bravo is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 19 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Northway Climbing Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Old London Apprentice the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 174 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 35% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Newbury Town Centre, Shaw Road and Crescent).
There are 175 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (53%).
It's new: 57% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 894 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Stroud Green, 350 m away; for exercise, Northway Climbing Centre (250 m).
31 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 50 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 42% 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.