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Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch
What it's like at RG8 0SX: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Ardross CottageDetached | Apr 2017 | £785,000 | 113 m² | £6,947/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrockenbyDetached | Jun 2019 | £805,000 | 157 m² | £5,127/m² | 1 |
| GreenacreDetached | Jun 2025 | £1,490,000 | 329 m² | £4,529/m² | 2 |
| Hartley CottageDetached | Jan 2016 | £560,000 | 174 m² | £3,218/m² | 1 |
| Hazel ShawDetached | Jun 2025 | £1,500,000 | 251 m² | £5,976/m² | 2 |
| Maple CottageDetached | Nov 2020 | £947,000 | 214 m² | £4,425/m² | 1 |
| RannachanDetached | Dec 2022 | £850,000 | 161 m² | £5,280/m² | 1 |
| Rooks NestDetached | Jun 2002 | £375,000 | – | – | 1 |
| SwallowcliffeDetached | Aug 2007 | £875,000 | 226 m² | £3,872/m² | 1 |
| WynfordDetached | Dec 2025 | £1,255,000 | 215 m² | £5,837/m² | 3 |
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 Goring & Streatley, a drive away (7.0 km), with 360k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Whitehall Lane, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 626).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 59 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
Central London is 66 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Langtree School, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 58 · 26.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Kendrick School (11.5 km) and Reading School (12.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group, 5.1 km away, with Checkendon Equestrian Centre closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice (2.9 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (5.2 km).
For a haircut, Kimberley's Hair Studio is 2.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 12 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Cherry Tree Inn is the closest café or restaurant (1.7 km), and The Black Horse Pub the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 159 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 119 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ishree Bagh, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Thames valley Gymnastic Club (6.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 44 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nuthatch Cottage | II | 160 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.
Henley and Thame constituency: Freddie van Mierlo MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 6,267 (11.8%), turnout 72%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 45%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 7%.
3 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 RG8 0SX →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 64 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 6.8% | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 77.6% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 12.5% | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 7.4% | 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.