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 miles
- Slough 15.2 miles
- Oxford 24.8 miles
- High Wycombe 14.9 miles
- Basingstoke 14.5 miles
- Woking 18.3 miles
- Bracknell 8.4 miles
- Guildford 21.4 miles
- Maidenhead 10.3 miles
- Aldershot 16.1 miles
- Farnborough 13.2 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Redlands Ward 0.7 miles
- Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates Ward 0.8 miles
- Earley Parish 1 mile
- Katesgrove Ward 1.3 miles
- South Lake Ward 1.3 miles
- Hillside Ward 1.3 miles
- Church Ward 1.4 miles
- Thames Ward 1.5 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.5 miles
- Bulmershe & Coronation Ward 1.7 miles
- Hawkedon Ward 1.7 miles
- Reading Built-up area 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Park
RG1 3LB, RG6 1LE, RG6 1JR, RG1 3LF, RG1 3PA, RG1 5RQ, RG1 5SN, RG1 3QH, RG6 7BS … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 20.9 miles
- Luton Airport 38.3 miles
- Earley Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Reading Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Park Ad
- Malmaison Reading 4 1.5 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 1.2 miles
- pentahotel Reading 4 1.7 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- The Great House, Sonning, Berkshire 4 2.1 miles
- Ibis Reading Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Hotel 1843 4 1.2 miles
- Hilton Reading 4 1.9 miles
- Sure Hotel Reading 2 1 mile
- Crowne Plaza Reading East 4 2.4 miles
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 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 4.7 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.9 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 7 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.4 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 10.1 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.7 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 11.8 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 12.7 miles