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Thinking of living at RG6 7HR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldryngton Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Radstock Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Loddon Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Alfred Sutton Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 150 m | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 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 |
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 83 · 72.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leighton Park School | Independent | 1.4 km | 43.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crosfields School | Independent | 2.2 km | 39.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Maiden Erlegh School | 130 m | 25 |
| Swimming | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 21 |
| Football | Reading University Synthetic Turf Pitch | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Multi-sport | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Whiteknights Indoor Bowling Club | 490 m | 5 |
| Fitness | South Reading Leisure Centre | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Squash | University Of Reading Sports Park | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Table tennis | Table Tennis Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Bulmershe Gymnastics Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Darts | Flight Club | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Golf | Sonning Golf Club | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Reading University Synthetic Turf Pitch | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 1.7 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earley, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Silverdale Road Shops, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 19c); 13 departures an hour from the 7 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 Aldryngton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 82% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Maiden Erlegh School, 150 m away; Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (1.8 km) and Kendrick School (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 200 m away; Fad (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wilderness Road Surgery (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Finn Hair is 150 m 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.
Dragon Inn is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Our Lady of Peace Social Club the nearest pub (450 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 Sol Joel Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 33 km away.
31 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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| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading |
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| Independent |
| 2.8 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG6 7HR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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, 2.6 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.