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Thinking of living at RG2 9SR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Alder Grove Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Oakbank School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading Girls' School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Reading | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crosfields School | Independent | 1.5 km | 39.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Vine Christian School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Leighton Park School | Independent | 3.0 km | 43.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Millworth Lane Recreation Ground | 1.0 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Crosfields School | 1.5 km | 13 |
| Football | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Suttons Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Long Barn Lane Recreation Ground | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Fitness | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Golf | Mini Golf Pitch | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Gymfinity Kids | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Badminton | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Dancing | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Netball | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.3 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.
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 Earley, a drive away (3.8 km), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Hawthorn, 300 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 600).
Central London is 58 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shinfield Infant and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakbank School, 1.8 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (3.6 km) and Kendrick School (4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 650 m away; Greggs (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac (700 m), with Shinfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Champions Barner Lounge is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 3.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Cafe No. 1 is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Bell & Bottle the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 557 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Deardon Field, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 35 km away.
11 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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Every primary near RG2 9SR, 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.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.