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Thinking of living at RG5 3PB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood Primary School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| South Lake Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Beechwood Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Reading | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waingels | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading Blue Coat School | Independent | 2.5 km | 67.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leighton Park School | Independent | 2.7 km | 43.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG5 3PB, 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 | Woodford Park Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 24 |
| Swimming | Bulmershe Leisure Centre | 490 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Palmer Park Bowling Club | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Multi-sport | Woodford Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Vauxhall Park BMX Facility | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Football | Palmer Park Stadium | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Fitness | MGFitness | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Reading Cricket and Hockey Club | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Squash | Berkshire County Sports Club | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Table tennis | Table Tennis Club | 670 m | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Bulmershe Gymnastics Club | 810 m | 3 |
| Darts | Flight Club | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Karting | Premier Karting | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Reading Hockey Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Reading Blue Coat School Boat Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 41. 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: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earley, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Antrim Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 13); 12 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 54 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Highwood Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is The Bulmershe School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (1.6 km) and The Holt School (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (3.4 km) and Kendrick School (4.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 600 m away, with Southlake Parade Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodley Practice (800 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Hair Shop is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 3.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
St James Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Goals Soccer Centre the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Malone Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Bulmershe Gymnastics Club (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 31 km away.
40 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Reading, 2.5 km away (TEF Silver).
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.