Park is an inner-suburban ward of Reading that mixes residential streets, pockets of green space and parts of the nearby University of Reading, so you find a blend of long-standing families, students and commuters. The housing ranges from Victorian terraces to post-war and more recent developments, and the area is well connected to the town centre, Reading station and the M4 corridor.
Historically the ward reflects the 19th-century expansion of Reading as a market and rail town, and today it has an active community life with local shops, pubs and community centres. Ongoing themes include pressures for housing and regeneration alongside efforts to preserve green spaces and local character.
Postcode districts covering Park
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Slough 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Oxford 24.8 miles39.9 km
- High Wycombe 14.9 miles24 km
- Basingstoke 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Woking 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bracknell 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Guildford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Maidenhead 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Aldershot 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Farnborough 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Redlands Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Earley Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Katesgrove Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- South Lake Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hillside Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Church Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Thames Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Abbey Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Bulmershe & Coronation Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hawkedon Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Reading Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Park
RG6 1NJ, RG6 1JH, RG6 1DN, RG6 1PS, RG6 1LX, RG1 3QD, RG1 5RU, RG1 3NA, RG1 3JS … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Luton Airport 38.3 miles61.6 km
- Earley Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Reading Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Park Ad
- The Market House 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Voco Reading 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 1.3 miles2 km
- Reading Budget Apartments 1 mile1.6 km
- The Great House, Sonning, Berkshire 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hotel 1843 Reading 1.2 miles2 km
Schools in Park
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- Earley St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- New Town Primary School Primary
- UTC Reading Secondary
Local points of interest
- University of Reading University 0.6 miles1 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Mortimer House Estate 7 miles11.2 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles18.6 km
- The Vyne Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km