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Thinking of living at RG18 9LD? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Finian's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Whitelands Park Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Thatcham Park CofE Primary | Primary | 1.7 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Francis Baily Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Kennet School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 11.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bartholomew's School | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 56.2 · 26.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Downe House | Independent | 1.7 km | 65.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near RG18 9LD, 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 | Cold Ash Recreation Ground | 790 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Regency Park Health Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Golf | Newbury & Crookham Golf Club | 4.4 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Thatcham Bowls | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Henwick Worthy Sports Ground | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Kennet Leisure Centre | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Premier Enclosure | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Crookham Common Athletics Track | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Thatcham Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Hockey Club House | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Riverside Skatepark | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall Basketball Court | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall Pump Track | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Waterside Park | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Newbury Racecourse | 4.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Thatcham, a drive away (3.5 km), with 465k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Cold Ash Primary School - set down only, 500 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes Community, Connect, B).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
Central London is 78 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Finian's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kennet School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.6 km away, with Cold Ash Post Office & Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thatcham Health Centre (2.1 km), with Halo Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, Charles Hairdressing is 2.1 km 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Family Wellbeing Hub is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and The Spotted Dog the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 113 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 57% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Cold Ash Recreation Ground, 800 m away; for exercise, Kennet Leisure Centre (2.7 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
10 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.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 55 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% 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.