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Thinking of living at RG9 4BX? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiplake Church of England School | Primary | 350 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| The Piggott School | Primary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Robert Piggott CofE Junior School | Primary | 2.7 km | – |
| Robert Piggott CofE Infant School | Primary | 2.9 km | – |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 3.2 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| The Piggott School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gillotts School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 61.3 · 29.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waingels | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shiplake College | Independent | 600 m | 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reading Blue Coat School | Independent | 3.2 km | 67.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Preparatory | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
Every primary near RG9 4BX, 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 | Shiplake Tennis Club | 400 m | 15 |
| Rowing | Shiplake College Boathouses | 550 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Harpsden Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Henley Leisure Centre | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Shiplake Village Bowling Club | 340 m | 4 |
| Squash | Shiplake College | 620 m | 4 |
| Golf | Henley Golf Club | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Sailing | Henley Sailing Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Football | AFC Henley | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Polo | Binfield Heath Polo Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Reading Rugby Football Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Leisure | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Phyllis Court Croquet Club | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Wargrave BMX Track | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Ola Cafe | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Reading Hockey Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wargrave, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 111k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Henley-On-Thames.
The nearest bus stop is The Plough, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 28a); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shiplake Church of England School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 86% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Piggott School, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 61.9 · 28.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Gillotts School (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (7.9 km) and Reading School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Superstore, 3.3 km away, with The Corner Shop closer still (2.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wargrave Practice (2.8 km), with Wargrave Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.0 km).
For a haircut, Barber Crew is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 7.9 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Orwells is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and The Plough Shiplake the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 158 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 66% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 261 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
10 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 nearest park is Malvern Open Space, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Shiplake College Boathouses (550 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 34 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 53% 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.