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 miles4.7 km
- Slough 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Oxford 22.5 miles36.3 km
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Basingstoke 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Woking 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bracknell 13 miles21 km
- Maidenhead 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Aldershot 19 miles30.5 km
- Farnborough 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Andover 24.9 miles40.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Tilehurst Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Holybrook Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Sulham Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Kentwood Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Theale Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Norcot Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Southcote Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Purley on Thames Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Battle Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Tilehurst Birch Copse
RG31 5LD, RG31 4SR, RG31 4RQ, RG30 4PY, RG31 4XN, RG31 4SX, RG31 4UP, RG31 5JU, RG31 5EA … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Southampton Airport 37 miles59.6 km
- Theale Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near Tilehurst Birch Copse Ad
- Voco Reading 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Market House 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Roselawn Hotel 3 miles4.9 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Reading Budget Apartments 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Ibis Reading Centre 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
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 miles4 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- University of Reading University 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Mortimer House Estate 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Vyne Historic site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Milestones Museum 13 miles20.9 km