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Thinking of living at RG8 7LF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pangbourne Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Whitchurch Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Long Lane Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 38% met the expected standard |
| Downsway Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Denefield School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Little Heath School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Theale Green School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Academy Prospect | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pangbourne College | Independent | 2.0 km | 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Andrew's School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Oratory Preparatory School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
Every primary near RG8 7LF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Pangbourne Recreation Ground | 600 m | 7 |
| Rowing | Pangbourne College Boat Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Brookfields School | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Golf | Theale Golf Club | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Whitchurch on Thames Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Trentham Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | Hall Place Equestrian Centre | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Football | Football and Cricket Clubs | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Bradfield College Sports Complex | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Adventure Dolphin Centre Pangbourne | 720 m | 1 |
| Billiards | Tilehurst Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Multi Use Sports Area | 4.7 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: 56% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Pangbourne, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 374k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Primary School, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 43, 93); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Pangbourne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Denefield School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (12.2 km) and Reading School (13 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 550 m away, with Asda Pangbourne - Pangbourne Service Station closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Boat House Surgery (750 m), with Pangbourne Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Adam and Eve is 2.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 13 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, 7 pubs and bars.
Miah's of Pangbourne is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Cross Keys the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 153 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Pangbourne Meadows, 800 m away; for exercise, Adventure Dolphin Centre Pangbourne (700 m).
23 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.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 47 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 52% 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.