Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at RG2 9LW? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farley Hill Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| The Coombes Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 3.2 km | – |
| Gorse Ride Junior School | Primary | 3.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Shinfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3.4 km | – |
| Bohunt School Wokingham | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakbank School | Secondary | 4.4 km | – |
| The Emmbrook School | Secondary | 5.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | 5.8 km | – |
| The Holt School | Secondary | 5.9 km | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| St Neot's School | Independent | 3.8 km | – |
| Reddam House Berkshire | Independent | 3.8 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Arborfield Garrison Pitches | 690 m | 15 |
| Golf | Mini Golf Pitch | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Reddam House School | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Farley Hill Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Running | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Paddick Drive BMX Track | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Studio 9 | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Suttons Bowling Club | 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wokingham, a drive away (5.5 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
Central London is 55 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Farley Hill Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bohunt School Wokingham, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 53.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Holt School (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (8.4 km) and Kendrick School (9 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Arborfield Superstore, 1.2 km away, with Co-operative Food closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac (3.4 km), with Shinfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.4 km).
For a haircut, Sally Ann’s Hair Salon is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 8.8 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Mad Hatters Pottery Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Siren Craft Brew Tap Yard the nearest pub (1.4 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 52 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 37% detached houses.
It's new: 55% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George VI Playing Field, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Arborfield Green Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
2 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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| 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG2 9LW, 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.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% 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.