Tilehurst South & Holybrook
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.444, -1.043 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 66 72 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Tilehurst South & Holybrook sits on the western edge of Reading within the unitary authority of West Berkshire, combining older Tilehurst housing on the chalk ridge with lower-lying suburban areas around Holybrook and Calcot. It is largely residential, with local shops, community centres and schools, and good commuter links via the A4 Bath Road and the nearby M4.
The neighbourhood is characterised by a mix of post‑war and more recent developments alongside pockets of green space and allotments, and is shaped by local watercourses such as the River Kennet and the small brook that gives Holybrook its name. Historically a string of village settlements that expanded with Reading’s growth, it today feels like a settled, family‑oriented suburb with a modest local economy and a varied social mix.
Postcode districts covering Tilehurst South & Holybrook
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 2.6 miles
- Slough 19.5 miles
- Oxford 23.1 miles
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles
- Basingstoke 12.7 miles
- Woking 22 miles
- Bracknell 12.6 miles
- Guildford 24.6 miles
- Maidenhead 14.5 miles
- Aldershot 18.4 miles
- Farnborough 15.9 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Holybrook Parish 0.2 miles
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 0.6 miles
- Tilehurst Parish 1 mile
- Southcote Ward 1.4 miles
- Norcot Ward 1.4 miles
- Theale Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Kentwood Ward 1.7 miles
- Sulham Parish 1.7 miles
- Burghfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Battle Ward 2 miles
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 2.1 miles
- Grazeley Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Tilehurst South & Holybrook
RG31 7AD, RG31 7BQ, RG31 7AG, RG31 7PE, RG31 7ZN, RG31 7EH, RG31 4QU, RG31 7BT, RG30 3PD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 36.7 miles
- Theale Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ad
- Voco Reading 4 2.9 miles
- The Market House 3.3 miles
- Pentahotel Reading 4 2.9 miles
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 3 miles
- Roselawn Hotel 2.6 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.2 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 3.5 miles
- Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel 3 0.3 miles
- The Mill House 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Tilehurst South & Holybrook
- Kennet Valley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 2.2 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 3 miles
- University of Reading University 4.2 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5.4 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 5.4 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.3 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 6.4 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 9.7 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.9 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles
- Milestones Museum 12.6 miles