Tilehurst
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.458, -1.046 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 66 73 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Tilehurst sits on the scarp of the Berkshire Downs to the west of Reading, with sweeping views over the River Thames valley. Largely in West Berkshire but with part falling inside the borough of Reading, it grew from a clay- and tile-making village into a substantial commuter suburb while retaining a mix of period cottages, post‑war estates and green corridors.
The area is noted for its pocket woodlands and chalk grassland, a traditional parish church in St Michael and All Angels, local shops and schools, and good rail links from Tilehurst railway station into Reading and beyond. Community groups and sports clubs help preserve a village atmosphere despite the proximity to larger urban and economic centres.
Postcode districts covering Tilehurst
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 2.8 miles
- Slough 19.4 miles
- Oxford 22.2 miles
- High Wycombe 17.4 miles
- Basingstoke 13.6 miles
- Woking 22.5 miles
- Bracknell 13 miles
- Maidenhead 14.3 miles
- Aldershot 19.2 miles
- Farnborough 16.6 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 23.6 miles
- Wokingham 9.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 0.5 miles
- Kentwood Ward 0.9 miles
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 1 mile
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 1.2 miles
- Sulham Parish 1.2 miles
- Holybrook Parish 1.2 miles
- Norcot Ward 1.3 miles
- Purley on Thames Parish 1.6 miles
- Southcote Ward 1.8 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Battle Ward 1.9 miles
- Theale Built-up area 2 miles
Example postcodes in Tilehurst
RG31 5HB, RG31 5NQ, RG31 4RQ, RG31 5DU, RG31 6QG, RG31 4ZD, RG31 4TJ, RG31 4EU, RG31 4ES … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 37.6 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Theale Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Tilehurst Ad
- pentahotel Reading 4 2.9 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.2 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 3.4 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Ibis Reading Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Travelodge Reading M4 Westbound 3 2.3 miles
- Hilton Reading 4 3.4 miles
- Hotel 1843 4 3.4 miles
- voco Reading 4 3.6 miles
Schools in Tilehurst
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Brookfields School Special
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Calcot Junior School Primary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Downsway Primary School Primary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primary
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 3 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles
- University of Reading University 4.5 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.8 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.3 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 6.3 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.8 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 10.6 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles
- Milestones Museum 13.5 miles