Broad Way Beech Hill, West Berkshire
3 addresses across 1 postcode (RG7), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 26900281.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in West Berkshire costs £2,505 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Mortimer, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Swallowfield Medical Practice, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Berkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,505 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,670 | £1,949 | £2,227 | £2,505 | £3,062 | £3,619 | £4,176 | £5,011 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (28% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 20 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Church of St. Mary the Virgin, grade II*
- ROFF COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 51 m and 55 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG7 2BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mortimer 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Reading Green Park 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Marys Church Beech Hill | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.7 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swallowfield Medical Practice | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oaktree Dental Practice | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Berkshire Independent Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Swallowfield Service Station Cashzone | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,240 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,390 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Priory Including Adjoining Wall on the North East 6582 6435 | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Stratfield Saye Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Copse | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Beech Hill Coverts | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Fox Gorse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Lake Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Rounds Islands | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Berkshire: see them on the West Berkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RG7 2BG: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Chapel Drive · Wood Lane · The Walled Garden · Vale View Drive · Priory Drive
All the streets in RG7 and across West Berkshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.