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Thinking of living at RG6 1AQ? 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 primary school, station, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Sutton Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Highwood Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| New Town Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Reading | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 83 · 72.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading Blue Coat School | Independent | 1.5 km | 67.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading | Independent | 2.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Groveside School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Berkshire County Sports Club | 1.6 km | 24 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Reading) | 430 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Palmer Park Bowling Club | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Leisure | 430 m | 5 |
| Cycling | Palmer Park Velodrome | 950 m | 5 |
| Fitness | MGFitness | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Gymnastics | Bulmershe Gymnastics Club | 850 m | 4 |
| Football | Palmer Park Stadium | 950 m | 4 |
| Rowing | Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Squash | Berkshire County Sports Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Darts | Flight Club | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Canoe | Wokingham Waterside Centre | 960 m | 3 |
| Table tennis | Table Tennis Club | 980 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Reading Cricket and Hockey Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Stadium | 950 m | 2 |
| Hockey | Reading Hockey Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 46. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earley, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Earley Power Station, 250 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 14, 129); 9 departures an hour from the 4 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Alfred Sutton Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is The Bulmershe School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (1.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (1.8 km) and Kendrick School (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 650 m away, with Sodexo closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kennet Surgery (1.3 km), with The Reading Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Rezga's Cut is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 2.2 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Earley West Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Earley Home Guard Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Thames Valley Park, 600 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Leisure (450 m).
18 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 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Reading, 1.2 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.