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On Gorse Ride North, in Finchampstead
What it's like at RG40 4ES: every home that has sold on Gorse Ride North 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gorse Ride North; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 24 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Feb 2022 | £685,000 | 163 m² | £4,202/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | May 2014 | £310,000 | 88 m² | £3,523/m² | 4 |
| 5, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £420,000 | 107 m² | £3,925/m² | 1 |
| 7, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2006 | £195,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Aug 2009 | £223,000 | 123 m² | £1,813/m² | 3 |
| 21, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Sept 2012 | £286,000 | 115 m² | £2,487/m² | 2 |
| 29, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | May 2007 | £249,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Oct 2016 | £397,500 | 86 m² | £4,622/m² | 2 |
| 35, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Apr 2021 | £380,000 | 90 m² | £4,222/m² | 3 |
| 37, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £190,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 39, Gorse Ride NorthSemi-detached | Sept 2015 | £325,000 | 99 m² | £3,283/m² | 3 |
| Birches, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | May 2019 | £550,000 | 135 m² | £4,074/m² | 2 |
| Carrick, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Dec 2016 | £640,000 | 158 m² | £4,051/m² | 2 |
| Conifers, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jul 2015 | £515,000 | 156 m² | £3,301/m² | 2 |
| Cypress, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jun 2021 | £723,000 | 177 m² | £4,085/m² | 2 |
| Gorse House, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Mar 2026 | £965,000 | 174 m² | £5,546/m² | 1 |
| Holcan House, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jul 2002 | £248,500 | 87 m² | £2,856/m² | 2 |
| Inyanga, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jul 1998 | £282,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Jahelga, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jul 2023 | £650,000 | 125 m² | £5,200/m² | 2 |
| Labri, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Oct 2011 | £223,720 | – | – | 1 |
| Little Acres, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Aug 2022 | £750,000 | 116 m² | £6,466/m² | 3 |
| Lorien, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Jan 2016 | £557,000 | 146 m² | £3,815/m² | 1 |
| Tall Trees, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | Sept 2021 | £710,000 | 146 m² | £4,863/m² | 3 |
| Troodos, Gorse Ride NorthDetached | May 2019 | £840,000 | 218 m² | £3,853/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: 59% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Crowthorne, a drive away (3.2 km), with 248k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Barkham Stores, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 52 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 4% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Gorse Ride Junior School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Evendons Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Bohunt School Wokingham, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 53.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Edgbarrow School (4.3 km) and The Holt School (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (10.5 km) and Kendrick School (11.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Arborfield Superstore, 2.4 km away, with One Stop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Finchampstead Practice (650 m), with Jats Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Finch Barbers is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 10 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
FBC Centre Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Queen's Oak the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 72% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Watkins Close Green Space, 100 m away; for exercise, Arborfield Green Leisure Centre (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 29 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
29 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.
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%.
16 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 RG40 4ES →
It's highly educated: 50% 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" Gorse Ride North in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 54 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 19 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 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.