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Thinking of living at RG41 1HS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hawthorns Primary School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Emmbrook Infant School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Emmbrook Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 850 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| The Emmbrook School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Forest School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holt School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddam House Berkshire | Independent | 1.7 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Luckley House School | Independent | 3.1 km | 28.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ludgrove School | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
Every primary near RG41 1HS, 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 | Chestnut Park | 1.1 km | 14 |
| Swimming | The Forest School (Winnersh) | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Multi-sport | Forest School Playing Fields | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Golf | Bearwood Lakes Golf Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Wokingham Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Woosehill BMX Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Woosehill BMX Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Lea Heath | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Wokingham Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | eSpirit Kids | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Studio 9 | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Karting | Premier Karting | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Running | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Polo | Billingbear Polo Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Winnersh, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 384k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Simons Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 4a, 122); 18 departures an hour from the 6 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 The Hawthorns Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Emmbrook School, 750 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, 1.1 km away, with BP Triangle Garage closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Surgery (1.0 km), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Hamilton Hair is 550 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.
Monkey Mates is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Emmbrook Inn the nearest pub (550 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 Old Forest Meadows, 750 m away; for exercise, Gymnasium (1.5 km).
12 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.