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On School Road, in Arborfield & Garrison
What it's like at RG2 9NX: every home that has sold on School Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on School Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 10 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, School Cottages, School RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2019 | £420,000 | 77 m² | £5,455/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, School Cottages, School RoadTerraced | Nov 2025 | £445,000 | 62 m² | £7,177/m² | 6 |
| Bettiscot, School RoadDetached | Feb 2001 | £218,000 | 260 m² | £838/m² | 1 |
| Bridlewood, School RoadDetached | Oct 2016 | £600,000 | 157 m² | £3,822/m² | 1 |
| Charmsbury, School RoadDetached | Jun 2013 | £315,000 | 115 m² | £2,739/m² | 1 |
| Ebor Cottage, School RoadTerraced | Aug 2023 | £482,750 | 102 m² | £4,733/m² | 2 |
| Fairway House, School RoadDetached | Aug 2023 | £950,000 | 224 m² | £4,241/m² | 3 |
| Manna House, School RoadDetached | Nov 2013 | £590,000 | 168 m² | £3,512/m² | 1 |
| Oonegee, School RoadDetached | Dec 2024 | £510,000 | 108 m² | £4,722/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Winnersh, a drive away (4.2 km), with 384k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is The Swan, 100 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 13 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 55 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is The Coombes Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bohunt School Wokingham, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 53.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Holt School (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (8.4 km) and Kendrick School (9 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Arborfield Superstore, 2.1 km away, with Londis closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac (3.0 km), with Shinfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.0 km).
For a haircut, Sally Ann’s Hair Salon is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 8.8 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Sula Cafe & Pizzeria is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Bull the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 52 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 37% detached houses.
It's new: 55% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Arborfield Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Arborfield Green Leisure Centre (2.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
9 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Old Post House | II | 70 m |
| Birch House | II | 90 m |
| the Swan Public House | II | 110 m |
| Magnolia Cottage | II | 130 m |
| Arborfield, Newland and Barkham War Memorial | II | 140 m |
| the Bull Inn | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Wokingham constituency: Clive Jones MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 8,345 (15.5%), turnout 72%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 48%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 7%.
10 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near RG2 9NX →
For holidays, London Heathrow is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" School Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.1% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.5% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 58 min
Nearest: Legoland Hill Train · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.