Deadman's Lane Theale, West Berkshire
7 addresses across 5 postcodes (RG7), about 600 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 26900582.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Berkshire cost £401,830 in August 2026 (-0.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,355 a month.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 8 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Ex British Rail Site No.1, is 50 m away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Reading Quarry, is 5 km (3.1 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A4, carries 32,577 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 Theale, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 860 m (0.5 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 46 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Theale Medical Centre, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Berkshire
A typical home in West Berkshire cost £401,830 in August 2026, 0.4% less than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 21% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £709,368 |
| Semi-detached | £415,644 |
| Terraced | £336,601 |
| Flat or maisonette | £209,165 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £315,411 |
Private renters in West Berkshire paid £1,355 a month on average in September 2026, 6.2% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £948 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,232 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,532 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,224 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,437 kWh of it on average in 2024, 19% more than the district's 12,153 kWh, and 4,476 kWh of electricity, 8% less than the district's 4,858 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG7 5BZ | 26 | 2,971 kWh | 32 | 12,485 kWh |
| RG7 5DR | 21 | 4,103 kWh | 31 | 10,246 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is RG7.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 1,530 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: 20 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Red Lion, 5 Church Street, Theale, Reading, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Forum 1, Station Road, Theale RG7 4RA: up to 72 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Quarry West Berkshire 20/02029/COMIND | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 40 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2022 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG7 5DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG7 5FB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG7 5BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| RG7 5DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG7 5DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (1); 1 to 3% (5).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
8 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 50 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ex British Rail Site No.1 Theale, Berkshire | Not recorded | Inert, industrial | 50 m |
| Volunteer Inn Theale, Berkshire | 1960 to 1969 | Inert | 70 m |
| Ex British Rail Site No.2 Theale, Berkshire | 1950 to 1970 | Inert, industrial | 130 m |
| Ex British Rail Site No.1 Theale, Berkshire | Not recorded | Inert, industrial | 210 m |
| Ex British Rail Site No.2 Theale, Berkshire | 1950 to 1970 | Inert, industrial | 230 m |
| Ex British Rail Site No.2 Theale, Berkshire | 1950 to 1970 | Inert, industrial | 250 m |
| Mulberry Way Theale, Berkshire | 1950 to 1959 | Inert, industrial | 280 m |
| Ex BR Site No.3 Theale, Berkshire | 1960 to 1970 | Inert, industrial | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 46 m and 48 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG7 5BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG7 5DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG7 5DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG7 5DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG7 5FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Theale 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pangbourne 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Aldermaston 71,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Deadman's Lane North Street | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Purley Social Club Purley on Thames | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-op Theale Car Park | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 43.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Theale Medical Centre Good Apr 2024 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1-3 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Prospect Park Hospital | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oaklands Good Nov 2018 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Sulhamstead Police Training Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Theale, Theale Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m (0.3 miles) east. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Englefield House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Folly Farm | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wigmore Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Maysfield Plantation | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Feeding Moors | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Cranemoor Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Nabbs Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (2 miles) east |
| Parr's Gully | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the street's 7 addresses are 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theale Green School | Secondary | 11–18 | 210 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.2 (38.5 in 2025 and 40.5 in 2024); 35.1% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 8.3% AAB or better; progress average |
| Theale C.E. Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 240 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 89% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 30% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 82% in 2023) |
| Englefield C.E. Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 340 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers Day Nursery RG7 5BZ | Full day care | 76 | Not inspected yet | 340 m |
| Tigers at Theale Day Nursery RG7 5AL | Full day care | 146 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| The Old Fire Station Nursery RG7 5ES | Full day care | 26 | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 92 childminders and 11 home childcarers (nannies) in West Berkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink at Theale Green School RG7 5DA | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| The Volunteer RG7 5BX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Caterlink @ The Castle School Theale RG7 5BZ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| The Old Lamb Hotel RG7 5BZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2016 |
| Voyage Care At Oaklands RG7 5DR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2015 |
| Cobbs at Englefield RG7 5EA | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A4 between A340 and Waterside Drive, Theale, with 32,577 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 290 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4 | A340 to Waterside Drive, Theale | 32,577 counted 2025 | 6% | +10% since 2015 | 290 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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 5DA: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- RG7 5FB: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- RG7 5BZ: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
- RG7 5DR: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
- RG7 5DX: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Englefield Road · Lambfields · Spring Gardens · A340
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.