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On Elk Path, in Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
What it's like at RG7 1WE: every home that has sold on Elk Path 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 Elk Path; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 37 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Elk PathTerraced | Sept 2018 | £370,000 | 78 m² | £4,744/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Elk PathSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £410,000 | 87 m² | £4,713/m² | 2 |
| 3, Elk PathTerraced | Dec 2013 | £289,950 | 78 m² | £3,717/m² | 1 |
| 4, Elk PathSemi-detached | Dec 2013 | £280,000 | 78 m² | £3,590/m² | 1 |
| 5, Elk PathDetached | May 2018 | £350,000 | 78 m² | £4,487/m² | 2 |
| 7, Elk PathTerraced | Dec 2019 | £285,000 | 63 m² | £4,524/m² | 3 |
| 8, Elk PathTerraced | Mar 2021 | £287,000 | 63 m² | £4,556/m² | 2 |
| 9, Elk PathTerraced | Mar 2016 | £300,000 | 62 m² | £4,839/m² | 2 |
| 15, Elk PathTerraced | Mar 2026 | £350,000 | 62 m² | £5,645/m² | 5 |
| 16, Elk PathTerraced | Sept 2025 | £365,000 | 59 m² | £6,186/m² | 4 |
| 17, Elk PathTerraced | Jan 2016 | £287,500 | 62 m² | £4,637/m² | 2 |
| 18, Elk PathTerraced | Feb 2026 | £357,000 | 63 m² | £5,667/m² | 3 |
| 19, Elk PathTerraced | Jan 2016 | £290,000 | 63 m² | £4,603/m² | 2 |
| 20, Elk PathTerraced | Sept 2025 | £367,500 | 60 m² | £6,125/m² | 4 |
| 21, Elk PathTerraced | Jan 2022 | £348,000 | 70 m² | £4,971/m² | 2 |
| 22, Elk PathTerraced | Feb 2019 | £290,000 | 66 m² | £4,394/m² | 2 |
| 23, Elk PathTerraced | Jan 2022 | £330,000 | 70 m² | £4,714/m² | 3 |
| 24, Elk PathTerraced | Mar 2026 | £381,000 | 65 m² | £5,862/m² | 3 |
| 25, Elk PathTerraced | Apr 2021 | £315,000 | 70 m² | £4,500/m² | 3 |
| 26, Elk PathTerraced | Aug 2019 | £290,000 | 68 m² | £4,265/m² | 2 |
| 27, Elk PathTerraced | Aug 2020 | £337,000 | 84 m² | £4,012/m² | 3 |
| 28, Elk PathTerraced | Jun 2013 | £231,950 | 70 m² | £3,314/m² | 1 |
| 29, Elk PathTerraced | Feb 2022 | £324,000 | 68 m² | £4,765/m² | 3 |
| 30, Elk PathTerraced | Jun 2016 | £327,000 | 70 m² | £4,671/m² | 3 |
| 31, Elk PathTerraced | May 2013 | £236,950 | 70 m² | £3,385/m² | 1 |
| 32, Elk PathTerraced | Dec 2024 | £360,000 | 66 m² | £5,455/m² | 4 |
| 33, Elk PathTerraced | Sept 2025 | £380,000 | 69 m² | £5,507/m² | 5 |
| 35, Elk PathDetached | May 2013 | £389,995 | 124 m² | £3,145/m² | 1 |
| 37, Elk PathDetached | Jun 2023 | £800,000 | 196 m² | £4,082/m² | 2 |
| 38, Elk PathDetached | Aug 2013 | £559,995 | 193 m² | £2,902/m² | 1 |
| 39, Elk PathSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £365,000 | 83 m² | £4,398/m² | 3 |
| 40, Elk PathSemi-detached | Jun 2013 | £263,500 | 83 m² | £3,175/m² | 1 |
| 41, Elk PathSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £269,000 | 83 m² | £3,241/m² | 1 |
| 42, Elk PathSemi-detached | Jun 2013 | £286,995 | 83 m² | £3,458/m² | 1 |
| 43, Elk PathDetached | Dec 2021 | £510,000 | 114 m² | £4,474/m² | 2 |
| 44, Elk PathDetached | May 2013 | £374,950 | 114 m² | £3,289/m² | 1 |
| 45, Elk PathDetached | Apr 2014 | £576,000 | 201 m² | £2,866/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 short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 221k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Reading.
The nearest bus stop is Mereoak Lane Turn, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 600, 92); 24 departures an hour from the 6 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 (1.5 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oakbank School, 850 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 Aldi, 1.2 km away, with Budgens closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Reading Surgery (1.6 km), with Fittleworth Medical the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Champions Barner Lounge is 1.8 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.
BaxterStorey at Campus Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and The Swan the nearest pub (200 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 (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 36 km away.
6 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%.
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 RG7 1WE →
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.
On this street: 0 of 37 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 52 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 37 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.