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Thinking of living at RG6 5UY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radstock Primary School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Whiteknights Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 95% met the expected standard |
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | – |
| Reading Girls' School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Reading | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crosfields School | Independent | 1.1 km | 39.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leighton Park School | Independent | 1.3 km | 43.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Groveside School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near RG6 5UY, 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 | Loddon Valley Leisure | 340 m | 22 |
| Swimming | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 370 m | 18 |
| Football | South Reading Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Multi-sport | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 410 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Suttons Bowling Club | 440 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Fitness | South Reading Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Long Barn Lane Recreation Ground | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Table tennis | South Reading Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Gymfinity Kids | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | Mini Golf Pitch | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Darts | Urban Fun | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Basketball | South Reading Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Reading University Synthetic Turf Pitch | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | University Of Reading Sports Park | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 2.6 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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 Earley, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Chalfont Way Circle, 100 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (route 21); 14 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 58 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Radstock Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Maiden Erlegh School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (3.6 km) and Kendrick School (4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 450 m away; Panku (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chalfont Surgery (300 m), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, The Village Barber is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 3.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Coffee Hub is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Suttons Bowls Club the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 557 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Chalfont Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 35 km away.
37 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, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Reading, 3.3 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.