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Thinking of living at RG40 4JA? 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 supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorse Ride Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Gorse Ride Infants' School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Nine Mile Ride Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Bohunt School Wokingham | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yateley School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holt School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 19.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edgbarrow School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 15.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Luckley House School | Independent | 3.0 km | 28.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ludgrove School | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
Every primary near RG40 4JA, 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 | Burlington Manor Tennis Court | 1.4 km | 17 |
| Swimming | Wellington College Swimming Pool | 3.7 km | 9 |
| Golf | Sand Martins Golf Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Eversley Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 340 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Blackwater Valley Watersports | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Bawden Martin | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 340 m | 1 |
| Running | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 340 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Studio 9 | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wellington Health & Fitness Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Woosehill BMX Track | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Woosehill BMX Track | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Wokingham Bowling Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Pinewood Gymnastics Club Ltd | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 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 Crowthorne, a drive away (3.3 km), with 248k 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 Gorse Ride Junior School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bohunt School Wokingham, 2.2 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, 2.2 km away, with Cresswells Garage (Wokingham) closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Finchampstead Practice (400 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Finch Barbers is 550 m 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.
Finches Cafe & Bar is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Queen's Oak the nearest pub (750 m).
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 Fbc Muga, 350 m away; for exercise, Arborfield Green Leisure Centre (2.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 32 km away.
30 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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.