Tilehurst Birch Copse
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.451, -1.05 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 66 72 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Tilehurst Birch Copse sits on the western edge of Reading within West Berkshire, a mostly suburban neighbourhood built up around a small stand of woodland that gives the area its name. The ward combines Victorian and post‑war housing with patches of green - Birch Copse and neighbouring open spaces give pleasant walking routes and often decent views over the Thames valley and towards the Berkshire Downs. It is popular with commuters for its proximity to Tilehurst railway station and arterial roads such as the A4 and A329.
Locally there’s a quiet, community feel: family homes, primary schools, a few local shops and pubs, and active residents’ groups. Historically the wider Tilehurst area was known for nurseries and clay working, and while much is now residential the patchwork of allotments, copses and recreational green space still reflects that semi‑rural past alongside a commuter economy centred on nearby Reading.
Postcode districts covering Tilehurst Birch Copse
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 2.9 miles
- Slough 19.7 miles
- Oxford 22.5 miles
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles
- Basingstoke 13.1 miles
- Woking 22.5 miles
- Bracknell 13 miles
- Maidenhead 14.6 miles
- Aldershot 19 miles
- Farnborough 16.4 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 23.8 miles
- Andover 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tilehurst Parish 0.5 miles
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 0.6 miles
- Holybrook Parish 0.8 miles
- Sulham Parish 1.2 miles
- Kentwood Ward 1.4 miles
- Theale Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Norcot Ward 1.5 miles
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 1.6 miles
- Southcote Ward 1.8 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2 miles
- Purley on Thames Parish 2 miles
- Battle Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tilehurst Birch Copse
RG31 5TY, RG31 4TF, RG31 5QD, RG31 4XG, RG31 4SP, RG31 4XN, RG31 5LE, RG31 4RJ, RG31 5SB … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.6 miles
- Southampton Airport 37 miles
- Theale Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Tilehurst Birch Copse Ad
- pentahotel Reading 4 3.1 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.4 miles
- Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 3.6 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Travelodge Reading M4 Westbound 3 1.8 miles
- Ibis Reading Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Hilton Reading 4 3.4 miles
- voco Reading 4 3.5 miles
- Hotel 1843 4 3.6 miles
Schools in Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Calcot Junior School Primary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 2.5 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- University of Reading University 4.6 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5.8 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 5.9 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 6.3 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.3 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 10.1 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.5 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- Milestones Museum 13 miles