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Thinking of living at RG8 8DH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lane Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Purley CofE Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Pangbourne Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Downsway Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Westwood Farm Junior School | Primary | 1.6 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Denefield School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Little Heath School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Academy Prospect | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Theale Green School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pangbourne College | Independent | 3.3 km | 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oratory Preparatory School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Goosecroft Recreation Ground | 390 m | 8 |
| Golf | The Caversham | 4.0 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Trentham Bowling Club | 770 m | 3 |
| Rowing | Oratory School Boathouse | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Brookfields School | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Football | Reading City FC | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The Atrium Health Club | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Goosecroft Recreation Ground | 390 m | 2 |
| Squash | Meadway Sports Centre | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Adventure Dolphin Centre Pangbourne | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Hall Place Equestrian Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Tilehurst Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Oxygen | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Weekend Warriors | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Beansheaf Skatepark | 4.9 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Pangbourne, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 374k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Beech Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 43, 93); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 64 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Long Lane Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 38% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Denefield School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (6.9 km) and Reading School (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.2 km away; Asda Pangbourne - Pangbourne Service Station (1.3 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Boat House Surgery (1.7 km), with Pangbourne Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Adam and Eve is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 7.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Artichoke Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and Purley Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 49 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 109 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pangbourne Meadows, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Cotswold Sports Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 42 km away.
2 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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| St Andrew's School |
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| Independent |
| 5.2 km |
| – |
Every primary near RG8 8DH, 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.