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Thinking of living at RG41 1DL? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cecilia's CofE Primary School | Primary | 50 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Emmbrook Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Emmbrook Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| The Emmbrook School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holt School | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 19.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddam House Berkshire | Independent | 2.9 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Luckley House School | Independent | 3.0 km | 28.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ludgrove School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
Every primary near RG41 1DL, 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 | Cantley Park | 670 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Wokingham) | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Golf | Billingbear Park Golf Course | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Wokingham Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Wokingham Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Woosehill BMX Track | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Woosehill BMX Track | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Lea Heath | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | eSpirit Kids | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Wokingham Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Studio 9 | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Polo | Billingbear Polo Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Oakwood Climbing Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Karting | Premier Karting | 4.7 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: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wokingham, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Dog and Duck, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 129); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 51 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Cecilia's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Emmbrook School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Holt School (1.8 km) and Maiden Erlegh School (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (7.4 km) and Kendrick School (8.2 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 1.3 km away, with Co-operative Food closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woosehill Practice (1.4 km), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Kajo Hair Salon is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 7.8 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, 7 pubs and bars.
Zesty Flavours is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Dog & Duck the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 53 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 296 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Emmbrook Walk, 500 m away; for exercise, Cantley Recreation Ground (650 m).
17 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% 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.