Upper Basildon
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.486, -1.141 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 59 76 |
| Population: | 1,405 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Upper Basildon is a small, largely residential village in West Berkshire, England, set on the chalk slopes of the North Wessex Downs overlooking the River Thames valley. It sits above Lower Basildon and is surrounded by farmland and beech woodland, giving it a distinctly rural feel while remaining within easy reach of the larger centres of Pangbourne, Reading and even London for commuters.
The area is best known for the nearby Basildon Park, an 18th‑century country house and popular visitor attraction whose parkland brings extra visitors and lends a strong heritage and tourism element to the local economy. Village life is quiet and community‑centred, with local amenities, occasional events and a mix of long‑standing farming families and people who work elsewhere but value the village setting.
Postcode districts covering Upper Basildon
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Slough 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Oxford 19 miles30.6 km
- High Wycombe 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Basingstoke 15.5 miles25 km
- Bracknell 17.4 miles28 km
- Maidenhead 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Aldershot 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Farnborough 21 miles33.8 km
- Andover 24 miles38.6 km
- Wokingham 14 miles22.5 km
- Fleet 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Basildon Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Ashampstead Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Goring Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Streatley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Goring-on-Thames Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Whitchurch Hill Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Yattendon Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Upper Basildon
RG8 8PA, RG8 8SZ, RG8 8NP, RG8 8TA, RG8 8LY, RG8 8JG, RG8 8NN, RG8 8SX, RG8 8LT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.5 miles47.4 km
- Southampton Airport 38.2 miles61.5 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Upper Basildon Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Bull Inn 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Voco Reading 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Market House 7.7 miles12.4 km
Schools in Upper Basildon
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 8.5 miles13.6 km
- University of Reading University 9 miles14.5 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles15 km
- Mortimer House Estate 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- The Vyne Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles22 km