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On Elsley Road, in Tilehurst North
What it's like at RG31 6RP: every home that has sold on Elsley 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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 Elsley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 9, Elsley RoadDetached | Mar 2018 | £980,000 | 209 m² | £4,689/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17, Elsley RoadDetached | May 1999 | £335,000 | 292 m² | £1,147/m² | 1 |
| 21, Elsley RoadDetached | Dec 2018 | £835,000 | 270 m² | £3,093/m² | 3 |
| 27, Elsley RoadDetached | Jul 2019 | £830,000 | 277 m² | £2,996/m² | 3 |
| 30, Elsley RoadDetached | Jul 1999 | £335,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Elsley RoadDetached | Sept 2022 | £705,000 | 154 m² | £4,578/m² | 1 |
| 35, Elsley RoadDetached | Feb 2015 | £515,000 | 188 m² | £2,739/m² | 3 |
| 37, Elsley RoadDetached | Nov 2017 | £570,000 | 115 m² | £4,957/m² | 2 |
| 38, Elsley RoadDetached | Oct 2018 | £892,000 | 288 m² | £3,097/m² | 1 |
| 39, Elsley RoadDetached | Feb 2010 | £339,950 | 104 m² | £3,269/m² | 2 |
| 40, Elsley RoadDetached | Apr 2006 | £350,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 42, Elsley RoadDetached | May 2023 | £700,000 | 163 m² | £4,294/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: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tilehurst, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 385k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Brooksby Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 16); 13 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Westwood Farm Junior School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Birch Copse Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Denefield School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (5.4 km) and Reading School (6.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 550 m away; Tilehurst Convenience Store (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tilehurst Village Surgery (1.2 km), with Overdown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Topman Turkish Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 5.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Spoons Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Tilehurst Bowls Club the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Arthur Newbery Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Cotswold Sports Centre (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 41 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
17 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.
Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency: Olivia Bailey MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,361 (2.9%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 13%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
6 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 RG31 6RP →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Elsley Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 57 min
Nearest: Legoland Hill Train · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 13 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 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.0% | 79.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.2% | 15.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 3.7% | 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.