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On Askew Drive, in Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
What it's like at RG7 1HG: every home that has sold on Askew Drive 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 Askew Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Askew DriveDetached | Aug 2011 | £355,000 | 122 m² | £2,910/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Askew DriveDetached | Mar 2012 | £335,000 | 104 m² | £3,221/m² | 1 |
| 3, Askew DriveDetached | Dec 2015 | £520,000 | 139 m² | £3,741/m² | 4 |
| 7, Askew DriveDetached | Dec 2025 | £435,000 | 104 m² | £4,183/m² | 1 |
| 8, Askew DriveDetached | Oct 2013 | £345,000 | 121 m² | £2,851/m² | 3 |
| 9, Askew DriveDetached | Sept 2001 | £217,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Askew DriveDetached | Sept 1999 | £140,000 | 105 m² | £1,333/m² | 1 |
| 11, Askew DriveDetached | Aug 2006 | £277,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Askew DriveDetached | Feb 2021 | £525,000 | 122 m² | £4,303/m² | 3 |
| 14, Askew DriveDetached | Mar 2026 | £625,000 | 143 m² | £4,371/m² | 3 |
| 15, Askew DriveDetached | Aug 2021 | £525,000 | 110 m² | £4,773/m² | 1 |
| 17, Askew DriveDetached | May 2019 | £345,000 | 117 m² | £2,949/m² | 1 |
| 18, Askew DriveDetached | Mar 2019 | £366,500 | 111 m² | £3,302/m² | 1 |
| 19, Askew DriveDetached | Jun 2007 | £298,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Askew DriveDetached | Mar 2010 | £297,000 | 105 m² | £2,829/m² | 3 |
| 21, Askew DriveDetached | Nov 2012 | £260,000 | 118 m² | £2,203/m² | 1 |
| 22, Askew DriveDetached | Apr 2025 | £425,000 | 101 m² | £4,208/m² | 1 |
| 25, Askew DriveDetached | Jun 1998 | £199,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Askew DriveDetached | Jan 2018 | £665,000 | 167 m² | £3,982/m² | 2 |
| 27, Askew DriveDetached | Nov 2013 | £495,000 | 167 m² | £2,964/m² | 1 |
| 28, Askew DriveDetached | Jan 2014 | £495,000 | 167 m² | £2,964/m² | 1 |
| 29, Askew DriveDetached | Jan 2014 | £499,950 | 153 m² | £3,268/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: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Reading Green Park, a drive away (3.7 km), with 221k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is St Michaels Hall, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 600, 92); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 59 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Alder Grove Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakbank School, 600 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Maiden Erlegh School (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Reading School (6.5 km) and Kendrick School (6.8 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 1.7 km away, with Annapoorna Vidyadhan closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac (1.8 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Champions Barner Lounge is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 6.8 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
SWVH Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Farriers Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 81 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 39% detached houses.
It's new: 53% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 582 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Deardon Field, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage in Garden of No 9 (Walnut Tree Cottage) Approximately 20 Metres North | II | 100 m |
| Hill House | II | 140 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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 RG7 1HG →
For holidays, London Heathrow is 36 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% 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" Askew Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 52 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 18 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.7% | 92.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.4% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.7% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 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.