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Thinking of living at RG6 7LR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Hawkedon Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| Aldryngton Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Radstock Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| South Lake Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Reading | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leighton Park School | Independent | 2.5 km | 43.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddam House Berkshire | Independent | 2.8 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crosfields School | Independent | 2.8 km | 39.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Maiden Erlegh School | 1.0 km | 22 |
| Swimming | Esprit Spa & Wellness | 1.6 km | 16 |
| Bowls | Whiteknights Indoor Bowling Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Vauxhall Park BMX Facility | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Football | Palmer Park Stadium | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Fitness | South Reading Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Gymnastics | eSpirit Kids | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | Bearwood Lakes Golf Club | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Paddick Drive BMX Track | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Table Tennis Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Karting | Premier Karting | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Palmer Park Leisure Centre And Stadium | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Reading University Synthetic Turf Pitch | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Lea Heath | 3.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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: 52% 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 Gipsy Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 19c); 14 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Loddon Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Maiden Erlegh School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (2.4 km) and Kendrick School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 600 m away, with Nisa Local closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Brookside Group Practice (100 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Stone Hair Design is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 2.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Lower Earley Baptist Church is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Seven Red Roses the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Meadow Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 33 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 25% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Reading, 3.6 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.