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On Squirrels Way, in Lower Earley North
What it's like at RG6 5QT: every home that has sold on Squirrels Way 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Squirrels Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Squirrels WayDetached | Sept 2009 | £335,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Squirrels WayDetached | Jun 2015 | £466,000 | 94 m² | £4,957/m² | 1 |
| 4, Squirrels WayDetached | Mar 2025 | £695,000 | 155 m² | £4,484/m² | 2 |
| 6, Squirrels WayDetached | Jan 1996 | £116,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Squirrels WayTerraced | Nov 2006 | £386,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 10, Squirrels WayDetached | Dec 2000 | £250,000 | 192 m² | £1,302/m² | 2 |
| 16, Squirrels WayDetached | Dec 1997 | £192,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Squirrels WayDetached | Sept 2025 | £600,000 | 84 m² | £7,143/m² | 2 |
| 19, Squirrels WayTerraced | Oct 2015 | £472,000 | 155 m² | £3,045/m² | 2 |
| 20, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £450,000 | 89 m² | £5,056/m² | 2 |
| 21, Squirrels WayTerraced | Sept 2002 | £277,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Squirrels WayDetached | Feb 2020 | £525,000 | 118 m² | £4,449/m² | 1 |
| 24, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £435,000 | 103 m² | £4,223/m² | 1 |
| 25, Squirrels WayDetached | Jan 2017 | £618,000 | 134 m² | £4,612/m² | 2 |
| 27, Squirrels WayDetached | Apr 2002 | £305,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Squirrels WayDetached | Dec 2018 | £580,000 | 163 m² | £3,558/m² | 1 |
| 29, Squirrels WayDetached | Mar 2011 | £350,000 | 117 m² | £2,991/m² | 3 |
| 30, Squirrels WayDetached | Dec 1998 | £145,000 | 133 m² | £1,090/m² | 1 |
| 31, Squirrels WayDetached | Jan 2020 | £520,000 | 111 m² | £4,685/m² | 1 |
| 32, Squirrels WayDetached | Feb 2014 | £340,000 | 78 m² | £4,359/m² | 1 |
| 33, Squirrels WayDetached | Oct 2023 | £575,000 | 101 m² | £5,693/m² | 1 |
| 34, Squirrels WayDetached | Sept 2011 | £411,000 | 102 m² | £4,029/m² | 2 |
| 35, Squirrels WayDetached | Dec 1995 | £99,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Mar 2007 | £250,000 | 126 m² | £1,984/m² | 2 |
| 38, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £304,950 | 101 m² | £3,019/m² | 2 |
| 39, Squirrels WayDetached | Jun 2016 | £505,000 | 89 m² | £5,674/m² | 1 |
| 40, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £435,000 | 91 m² | £4,780/m² | 3 |
| 41, Squirrels WayDetached | Feb 2023 | £695,000 | 139 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 43, Squirrels WaySemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £550,000 | 88 m² | £6,250/m² | 4 |
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: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earley, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 426k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Thanington Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 19b); 21 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Radstock Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Maiden Erlegh School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 55.5 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (2.4 km) and Kendrick School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away; Ahuja Off Licence (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chalfont Surgery (800 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, WKD Beauty is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 2.8 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Crescent Moon Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Maiden Place Social Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Laurel Park Recreation Ground, 350 m away; for exercise, Loddon Valley Leisure (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 33 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
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%.
5 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 RG6 5QT →
This is a student area: 25% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Reading, 3.4 km away (TEF Silver).
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" Squirrels Way in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 50 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: 0 of 22 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 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 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.