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Thinking of living at RG7 1FB? 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 station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Lane Primary School | Primary | 200 m | – |
| Grazeley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Alder Grove Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | – |
| Shinfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2.8 km | – |
| Oakbank School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | – |
| The Vine Christian School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Riseley Green School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Crosfields School | Independent | 4.3 km | 39.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG7 1FB, 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 | Ryeish Green Sports Hub | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Reading) | 3.7 km | 6 |
| Football | Reading Football Club | 3.8 km | 5 |
| Golf | Wokefield Estate Golf Club | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Burghfield Bowls Club | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Lagoona Park - JetSki | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Farley Hill Cricket Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Burghfield Community Sports Association | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Badminton | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Dancing | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Netball | South Reading Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Sailing | The Island Sailing Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Mortimer, a drive away (4.5 km), with 158k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Back Lane, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 600); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 59 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Lambs Lane Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakbank School, 1.8 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (6.5 km) and Kendrick School (6.8 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 2.7 km away, with B&S Food and Wine closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Swallowfield Medical Practice (1.6 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Champions Barner Lounge is 3.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 6.8 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Miah's Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The Farriers Arms the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 81 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 39% detached houses.
It's new: 53% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 582 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Swallowfield Recreation Ground, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Lagoona Park - JetSki (3.6 km).
8 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 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 36 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
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.