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Thinking of living at RG42 1FX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Academy Oakwood | Primary | 800 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| King's Academy Meadow Vale | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| King's Academy Binfield | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Binfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Jennett's Park CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| King's Academy Binfield | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.2 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Garth Hill College | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Brakenhale School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 19.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newbold School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Odyssey House School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Cressex Lodge School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Farley Wood Community Centre | 200 m | 19 |
| Swimming | Peak Fitness | 490 m | 11 |
| Football | 3G Pitch | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Plex | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Wokingham Skate Park | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Great Hollands Bowls Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | Bracknell Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Swinley Forest | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Ozone Ice Rink | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Oakwood Climbing Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Archery | Bowmen of Warflield | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Bracknell Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Pinewood Gymnastics Club Ltd | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Polo | Billingbear Polo Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Bracknell Rugby Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bracknell, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Beehive Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 4a); 10 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 46 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is King's Academy Oakwood, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is King's Academy Binfield, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 48.6 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Holt School (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (12.7 km) and Kendrick School (13.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative, 1.6 km away, with Laithwaites Wine closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Binfield Surgery (700 m), with Priestwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, MODA HAIR Unisex Salon is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Baxter Storey at 3M is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Peacock Farm Public House the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 99 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
14 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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| Independent |
| 1.3 km |
| Attainment 8: 8.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG42 1FX, 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.
It's growing: about 1,087 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Farleywood Recreational Area, 150 m away; for exercise, Waitrose Sports and Leisure Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% 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.