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On Howlett Grove, in Wokingham North & Hurst
What it's like at RG41 1DL: every home that has sold on Howlett Grove 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 Howlett Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 5 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Unit 1, Paley Court, Howlett GroveOther · company-owned | Dec 2021 | £1,031,250 | – | – | 1 |
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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: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wokingham, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Dog and Duck, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 129); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 51 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Cecilia's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Emmbrook School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 50.7 · 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Holt School (1.8 km) and Maiden Erlegh School (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (7.4 km) and Kendrick School (8.2 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 1.3 km away, with Co-operative Food closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woosehill Practice (1.4 km), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Kajo Hair Salon is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 7.8 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, 7 pubs and bars.
Zesty Flavours is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Dog & Duck the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 53 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 296 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Emmbrook Walk, 500 m away; for exercise, Cantley Recreation Ground (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
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.
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%.
14 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 RG41 1DL →
For holidays, London Heathrow is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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" Howlett Grove in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 51 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 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.