Clove Close Reading, Wokingham
11 addresses across 1 postcode (RG6), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44700341.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £466,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 1).
- 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 Wokingham costs £2,498 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Earley, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 76 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is University Medical Group, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 56 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £466,000 | £466,000 | £466,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2003 | 2 | £277,975 | £249,950 | £306,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £219,000 | £219,000 | £219,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £208,500 | £208,500 | £208,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2014 | 1 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £466,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2009 | 2 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2004 | 6 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 3 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £306,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 8 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 30 May 2002 | 7 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2001 | 1 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £219,000 | |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 10 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £208,500 | |
| 22 Mar 1996 | 9 RG6 5GJ | Detached | £120,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1983-1990 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wokingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,498 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,665 | £1,943 | £2,220 | £2,498 | £3,053 | £3,608 | £4,163 | £4,995 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (31% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 3 October 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 August 2026 to 2 September 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 August 2026 to 2 September 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
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 11 addresses are between 76 m and 77 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG6 5GJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Earley 426,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Winnersh Triangle 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Reading 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rosemary Avenue Lower Earley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Brixham Road | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.8 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | University Medical Group | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vantage Chemist | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Berkshire Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Loddon Valley Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,650 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chalfont Park 4.7 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Goddards Farm Allotment Gardens 1.8 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Reading Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 3 km (1.9 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Redhatch Copse | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Pearman's Copse | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Nores Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Maiden Erlegh Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Rounds Islands | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| The Coombes | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 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 Wokingham: see them on the Wokingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 250 m | No published inspection |
| Whiteknights Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Radstock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Blagdon Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hartland High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Inadequate (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Geoffrey Field Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Aldryngton Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Reading Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison at Hillside Primary School RG6 4HQ | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Harrison at Whiteknights Primary School RG2 8EP | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Big Bazaar RG2 8HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 21 Jul 2026 |
| MFG Shinfield Service Station RG2 8HA | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2024 |
| Pret A Manger RG2 8HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Bodrum Kebab Mobile Van - Mr Nihat Umdu RG2 8HD | Mobile caterer | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Papa Johns RG2 8HD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Mr Cod RG2 8HD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Pizza Hut RG2 8HD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Tesco Express RG2 8HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Greggs RG2 8HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2026 |
| KFC RG2 8HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Shapla Tandoori RG2 8EY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 May 2026 |
| Bodrum Corner Cafe RG2 8EY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 May 2026 |
| Best Kebab House RG2 8EX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wavell Close (14); On or near Frensham Green (14); On or near Fair Lawn Green (6); On or near Hillside Park (4); On or near Nutmeg Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- RG6 5GJ: 11 addresses
Nearby streets
Bay Close · Basil Close · Parsley Close · Cinnamon Close · Tarragon Close · Frensham Green · Wyncote Close · Cassia Drive · Tamarind Way · Coriander Way · Rosemary Avenue · Rosemary Avenue
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.