Tilehurst & Purley
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.474, -1.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 65 75 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
The ward around Tilehurst and Purley sits on the western edge of Reading within West Berkshire, where suburban streets meet the rolling chalk slopes of the Berkshire Downs. It mixes Victorian and post‑war housing with pockets of green space and allotments, and offers pleasant views over the River Thames valley from higher ground.
Locally it's a commuter-friendly area with good rail and road links into Reading and London, a small but active community life centred on schools, clubs and village‑style high streets, and a quieter, semi‑rural feel compared with the town centre; traces of older rural settlement and manor houses can still be seen alongside newer developments. Economically it’s largely residential, with local shops and services serving a mixed population of families and professionals.
Postcode districts covering Tilehurst & Purley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.6 miles
- Slough 19.6 miles
- Oxford 21 miles
- High Wycombe 17 miles
- Basingstoke 14.7 miles
- Woking 23.4 miles
- Bracknell 13.7 miles
- Maidenhead 14.5 miles
- Aldershot 20.3 miles
- Farnborough 17.7 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.2 miles
- Wokingham 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Purley on Thames Parish 0.4 miles
- Tilehurst Parish 1.2 miles
- Kentwood Ward 1.2 miles
- Sulham Parish 1.3 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 1.6 miles
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch Ward 2 miles
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 2.1 miles
- Mapledurham Parish 2.1 miles
- Norcot Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tilehurst & Purley
RG31 5WF, RG31 6YS, RG8 8EN, RG31 6XW, RG8 8DU, RG8 8DZ, RG31 6SN, RG8 8DR, RG31 6YX … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.8 miles
- Southampton Airport 38.4 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Pangbourne Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Tilehurst & Purley Ad
- pentahotel Reading 4 3.6 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.8 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 4 miles
- The Elephant Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The George Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Swan, Streatley, Berkshire 4 5.1 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Ibis Reading Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Hotel 1843 4 4.1 miles
Schools in Tilehurst & Purley
- Brookfields School Special
- Denefield School Secondary
- Downsway Primary School Primary
- Long Lane Primary School Primary
- Purley C of E Primary School Primary
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primary
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles
- University of Reading University 5.3 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.4 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.4 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.4 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 7.5 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 9 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 11.7 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.6 miles