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On Shepherd Road, in Shinfield
What it's like at RG2 9SR: every home that has sold on Shepherd 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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Sales and extensions on Shepherd Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 52 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £500,000 | 87 m² | £5,747/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Shepherd RoadDetached | Jul 2024 | £645,000 | 111 m² | £5,811/m² | 1 |
| 3, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £460,000 | 85 m² | £5,412/m² | 1 |
| 4, Shepherd RoadDetached | Jan 2024 | £513,000 | 97 m² | £5,289/m² | 1 |
| 5, Shepherd RoadDetached | Dec 2022 | £530,000 | 89 m² | £5,955/m² | 2 |
| 6, Shepherd RoadDetached | Jan 2022 | £665,000 | 155 m² | £4,290/m² | 1 |
| 7, Shepherd RoadDetached | Dec 2021 | £550,000 | 115 m² | £4,783/m² | 1 |
| 8, Shepherd RoadDetached | Dec 2021 | £675,000 | 155 m² | £4,355/m² | 1 |
| 9, Shepherd RoadDetached | Nov 2021 | £555,000 | 115 m² | £4,826/m² | 1 |
| 10, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £400,000 | 70 m² | £5,714/m² | 2 |
| 12, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £365,000 | 70 m² | £5,214/m² | 1 |
| 14, Shepherd RoadDetached | Oct 2024 | £500,000 | 97 m² | £5,155/m² | 2 |
| 16, Shepherd RoadDetached | Feb 2025 | £500,000 | 97 m² | £5,155/m² | 2 |
| 17, Shepherd RoadDetached | May 2022 | £445,000 | 87 m² | £5,115/m² | 1 |
| 18, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £425,000 | 84 m² | £5,060/m² | 1 |
| 19, Shepherd RoadDetached | May 2022 | £455,000 | 87 m² | £5,230/m² | 1 |
| 20, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £412,500 | 84 m² | £4,911/m² | 1 |
| 21, Shepherd RoadDetached | Apr 2022 | £455,000 | 87 m² | £5,230/m² | 1 |
| 22, Shepherd RoadDetached | Feb 2022 | £535,000 | 111 m² | £4,820/m² | 1 |
| 23, Shepherd RoadDetached | May 2022 | £457,500 | 87 m² | £5,259/m² | 1 |
| 24, Shepherd RoadDetached | Feb 2022 | £465,000 | 97 m² | £4,794/m² | 1 |
| 25, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £370,000 | 70 m² | £5,286/m² | 1 |
| 26, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £368,000 | 70 m² | £5,257/m² | 1 |
| 27, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £370,000 | 70 m² | £5,286/m² | 1 |
| 28, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £370,000 | 70 m² | £5,286/m² | 1 |
| 29, Shepherd RoadDetached | Apr 2022 | £547,000 | 118 m² | £4,636/m² | 1 |
| 30, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £370,000 | 70 m² | £5,286/m² | 1 |
| 31, Shepherd RoadDetached | Feb 2023 | £595,000 | 118 m² | £5,042/m² | 1 |
| 32, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £368,000 | 70 m² | £5,257/m² | 1 |
| 33, Shepherd RoadDetached | Feb 2026 | £600,000 | 111 m² | £5,405/m² | 2 |
| 34, Shepherd RoadDetached | Aug 2022 | £462,500 | 84 m² | £5,506/m² | 1 |
| 36, Shepherd RoadDetached | Nov 2022 | £490,000 | 84 m² | £5,833/m² | 1 |
| 38, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £430,000 | 70 m² | £6,143/m² | 1 |
| 40, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £430,000 | 70 m² | £6,143/m² | 1 |
| 42, Shepherd RoadDetached | Aug 2023 | £570,000 | 97 m² | £5,876/m² | 1 |
| 44, Shepherd RoadDetached | Jan 2024 | £546,000 | 97 m² | £5,629/m² | 1 |
| 48, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £465,000 | 84 m² | £5,536/m² | 1 |
| 50, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £430,000 | 70 m² | £6,143/m² | 1 |
| 51, Shepherd RoadDetached | Oct 2023 | £600,000 | 111 m² | £5,405/m² | 1 |
| 52, Shepherd RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £435,000 | 70 m² | £6,214/m² | 1 |
| 54, Shepherd RoadDetached | Sept 2023 | £610,000 | 111 m² | £5,495/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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earley, a drive away (3.8 km), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Hawthorn, 300 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 600).
Central London is 58 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shinfield Infant and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakbank School, 1.8 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (3.6 km) and Kendrick School (4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 650 m away; Greggs (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac (700 m), with Shinfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Champions Barner Lounge is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 3.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Cafe No. 1 is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Bell & Bottle the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 557 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Deardon Field, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
11 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.
Earley and Woodley constituency: Yuan Yang MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 848 (1.8%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 38%, Liberal Democrat 13%, Green Party 7%.
12 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 9SR →
It's highly educated: 47% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Shepherd Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 51 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 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.9% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.5% | 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 49 min
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