Norcot is a suburban ward to the west of Reading in Berkshire, centred on Norcot Hill and the residential streets that slope away from it. The area mixes pockets of green space and small local shopping parades with mainly Victorian, Edwardian and interwar housing, and the hill gives some pleasant views back across the town.
Historically it grew as part of the expansion of Tilehurst and Reading in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and today the ward is largely residential with local schools, community centres and small businesses rather than large industry. It has a diverse population, active neighbourhood groups and the typical commuter economy of west Reading, with many residents travelling into Reading or further afield by rail and the nearby motorways.
Postcode districts covering Norcot
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 1.5 miles
- Slough 18.2 miles
- Oxford 22.9 miles
- High Wycombe 16.6 miles
- Basingstoke 13.7 miles
- Woking 21.3 miles
- Bracknell 11.6 miles
- Guildford 24.1 miles
- Maidenhead 13.1 miles
- Aldershot 18.2 miles
- Farnborough 15.6 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Battle Ward 0.7 miles
- Southcote Ward 0.8 miles
- Kentwood Ward 1 mile
- Tilehurst Parish 1.3 miles
- Coley Ward 1.4 miles
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 1.4 miles
- Reading Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Holybrook Parish 1.5 miles
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 1.5 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.7 miles
- Thames Ward 2 miles
- Caversham Heights Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Norcot
RG30 2QQ, RG30 4EY, RG30 4AG, RG30 1JA, RG30 2RA, RG30 4AQ, RG30 4AB, RG30 4JQ, RG30 6BH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 24.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 37.9 miles
- Reading West Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Norcot Ad
- The Market House 2 miles
- Voco Reading 4 2.6 miles
- Pentahotel Reading 4 1.6 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 1.9 miles
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 2.1 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre 4 1.8 miles
- Ibis Reading Centre 3 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 3 miles
- Roselawn Hotel 3.5 miles
Schools in Norcot
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Ranikhet Academy Primary
- St Michael's Primary School Primary
- Wilson Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles
- University of Reading University 3.2 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 3.4 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.1 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 6.1 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.3 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.6 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.1 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 10.7 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Milestones Museum 13.7 miles