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Thinking of living at RG24 9XG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merton Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Oakridge Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Oakridge Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Everest Community Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Vyne Community School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cranbourne | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Costello School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Inclusion School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
Every primary near RG24 9XG, 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 | Everest Community Academy | 720 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Horizons Health & Fitness Club (Basingstoke) | 430 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Loddon Vale Indoor Bowls | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Squash | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | May's Bounty | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Rooksdown Skatepark | 560 m | 2 |
| Golf | Weybrook Park Golf Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Castle Field | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Football | Castle Field | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Keep fit | Giant Steps | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | The Harold Allerston Arena | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Basingstoke Gymnastics Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Basingstoke | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | the basingstoke arena | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Basingstoke, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 4.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Priestley Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 2, 32, 4, 22); 37 departures an hour from the 8 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.
Central London is 73 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Merton Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 46% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Oakridge Infant School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Everest Community Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Siena Co-operative Ltd At The Southern Co-operative, 600 m away, with Amigo closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Rooksdown Practice (750 m), with Rooksdown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Bombshell Hair & Beauty is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 800 m 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Ark / Blue Cafe Bar is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Soldiers Return the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 476 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rooksdown Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Active Life Centre (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 40 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 51 km.
13 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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Most households own their home, 15% 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.