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Thinking of living at RG41 2RL? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 850 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| The Holt School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Emmbrook School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 19.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Luckley House School | Independent | 1.1 km | 28.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ludgrove School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near RG41 2RL, 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 | 1.6 km | 16 |
| Swimming | Wokingham Leisure Centre | 550 m | 9 |
| Golf | Sand Martins Golf Club | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Wokingham Leisure Centre | 550 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Wokingham Bowling Club | 860 m | 3 |
| Bmx | Woosehill BMX Track | 890 m | 2 |
| Gymnastics | eSpirit Kids | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Lea Heath | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Studio 9 | 580 m | 1 |
| Cycling | Woosehill BMX Track | 890 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Wokingham Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Oakwood Climbing Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Running | Finchampstead Community Games Area | 3.4 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wokingham, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Molly Millars Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 125A, 125B); 15 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Walter Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Holt School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 63.7 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (9.2 km) and Kendrick School (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 450 m away, with Omovendz closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is SpaMedica (300 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Honey B is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 9.7 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 45 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
League of Friends is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Hope & Anchor the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 147 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 38% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 433 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Elms Field, 600 m away; for exercise, Wokingham Leisure Centre (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 27 km away.
33 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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Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% 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.