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Thinking of living at RG26 5UQ? 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 supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Four Lanes Infant School | Primary | 3.4 km | – |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | Primary | 3.4 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Great Binfields Primary School | Primary | 4.5 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Marnel Community Infant School | Primary | 4.8 km | – |
| Everest Community Academy | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sherfield School | Independent | 2.5 km | 36% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Loddon School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Wellesley Prep School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
Every primary near RG26 5UQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Clift Meadow | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Football | Bramley United Football Ground | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Sherfield Village Green | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Golf | Sherfield Oaks Golf Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Tollhouse Meadow Skate Park | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Stratfield Turgis Cricket Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Marnell Bowling Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Swimming | The Hampshire Court Hotel | 4.5 km | 1 |
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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bramley (Hants), about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 265k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Basingstoke.
The nearest bus stop is Bramley Green Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 14); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 68 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bramley Church of England Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Everest Community Academy, 5.3 km away; Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 4.5 km away, with One Stop closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Clift Surgery (1.3 km), with Chineham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.3 km).
For a haircut, The Salon is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 5.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Warings Bakery is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and The White Hart the nearest pub (2.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 232 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 390 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Childrens play area, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Fitness First (3.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 46 km away.
4 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, 11% 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.