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Thinking of living at RG1 8DD? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E P Collier Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Thameside Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Civitas Academy | Primary | 900 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| River Academy | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| Kendrick School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 84 · 75.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 83 · 72.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 15.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The WREN School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Anne's School | Independent | 950 m | 49.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Deenway Montessori School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Caversham Preparatory School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Christchurch Meadows | 400 m | 24 |
| Swimming | Thames Lido | 490 m | 20 |
| Football | MUGA | 1.8 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Island Bohemian Bowls Club | 230 m | 7 |
| Multi-sport | Rivermead Leisure Complex | 920 m | 7 |
| Fitness | Caversham Health Club | 550 m | 6 |
| Squash | Queen Annes School (Morgan Sports Centre) | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Golf | Reading Golf Club | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Darts | Flight Club | 460 m | 4 |
| Rowing | Reading Rowing Club | 700 m | 4 |
| Canoe | Reading University Boat Club | 450 m | 3 |
| Table tennis | Ping Pong Parlour | 850 m | 3 |
| Basketball | Rivermead Leisure Centre | 850 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Front Field | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Mathouse | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Palmer Park Velodrome | 2.7 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 44. 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 Reading, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 14.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Station North Interchange, 200 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes X40, 23, 24, 28); 58 departures an hour from the 9 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 59 km away as the crow flies.
56% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is E P Collier Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (1.2 km).
The nearest secondary is River Academy, 950 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (0.9 km) and Reading School (1.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is One Below, 150 m away; Majestic Wine Warehouse (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Medical Centre (850 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Bladez Barbershop is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 1.2 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 113 restaurants and cafés and 37 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Angel Hill at Thames Water is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Island Bohemian Bowls Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 559 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 119 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (83%).
It's new: 60% of homes were built since 2000.
55 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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It's growing: about 2,242 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Christchurch Meadows, 300 m away; for exercise, PureGym (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 36 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 65% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University College of Estate Management, 1.1 km away.
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.