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Thinking of living at RG27 9DX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Infant School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Hook Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Whitewater Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 39% met the expected standard |
| Robert May's School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sherfield School | Independent | 5.2 km | 36% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Loddon School | Independent | 5.4 km | – |
Every primary near RG27 9DX, 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 | Hartletts Park | 610 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Hook & Newnham Basics Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Hook Bowls Club Car Park | 700 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Tylney Hall Hotel Leisure Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Football | The Memorial Playing Fields | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Squash | Hartletts Park | 610 m | 2 |
| Golf | Tylney Park Golf Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | RAF Odiham Gym | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Hartletts Park Skatepark | 430 m | 1 |
| Exercise | Adult fitness outdoor "playground" | 580 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Basingstoke & Deane Canoe Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | AstroTurf Pitch | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Racquet | Squash Courts | 4.8 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: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hook, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 488k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Old White Hart, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 13); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (17 by car).
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hook Infant School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Hook Junior School (0.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Robert May's School, 3.5 km away; Attainment 8: 48.3 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 500 m away, with Hook Convenience closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hook Surgery (50 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, AMG Turkish Barbers is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 10 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Po Wah is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Old White Hart the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 96 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 387 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wellworth's Park, 250 m away; for exercise, The Park Health Club (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 41 km away.
40 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, 13% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 45% 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.