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Thinking of living at RG9 1RZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Road School | Primary | 500 m | 94% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames | Primary | 1.2 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Badgemore Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Gillotts School | Secondary | 100 m | Attainment 8: 61.3 · 29.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Piggott School | Secondary | 5.4 km | Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Preparatory | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Rupert House School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Shiplake College | Independent | 3.8 km | 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG9 1RZ, 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 | Henley Tennis Club | 960 m | 6 |
| Rowing | Henley Royal Regatta Headquarters | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Golf | Henley Golf Club | 910 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Harpsden Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Henley Leisure Centre | 160 m | 3 |
| Squash | Henley Leisure Centre | 160 m | 3 |
| Football | AFC Henley | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Henley Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Phyllis Court Croquet Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Polo | Park Lane Polo | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Billiards | The Three Horseshoes | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Darts | The Three Horseshoes | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Poker | The Three Horseshoes | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Henley Yoga Studio | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Henley Rugby Football Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Fitness | The Fitness Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Henley-on-Thames, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Makins Road HaR, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 152); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
Central London is 54 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Valley Road School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 94% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gillotts School, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 61.3 · 29.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (9.5 km) and Kendrick School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 1.8 km away, with One Stop closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hart Surgery (1.7 km), with Space NK Apothecary the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Fabio's Cuts is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 9.7 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Henley Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The Saracens Head the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 62 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Gillotts Field, 200 m away; for exercise, Henley Leisure Centre (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
14 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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For holidays, London Heathrow is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% 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.