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Thinking of living at RG7 3PB? 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 supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School | Primary | 0 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Mrs Bland's Infant School | Primary | 3.2 km | – |
| Garland Junior School | Primary | 3.3 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| The Willink School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.9 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wellesley Prep School | Independent | 6.0 km | – |
Every primary near RG7 3PB, 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 | Mortimer Fairground | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Golf | De Vere Wokefield Estate | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Swimming | De Vere Wokefield Estate | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Burghfield Skateboard Park | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Mortimer West End Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Burghfield Community Sports Association | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Burghfield Bowls Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
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 Mortimer, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 158k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (14 by car).
Central London is 66 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Willink School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (10.2 km) and Reading School (10.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.6 km away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mortimer Surgery (1.6 km), with The Little Village Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, The Cutting Room is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 10 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Cinnamon Tree is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Horse & Groom the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 73 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 58 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Mortimer Fairground, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Willink Leisure Centre (3.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 43 km away.
5 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, 14% rent privately.
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.