Shinfield is an electoral ward in the borough of Wokingham, in Berkshire, just to the south‑west of Reading. It combines a traditional village core and parish feel with newer housing developments and surrounding open countryside, giving a mix of commuter suburb and semi‑rural community that benefits from good links into the M4 corridor.
Historically agricultural with a medieval parish at its heart, the area now supports active local life through schools, sports clubs, village halls and seasonal fêtes, while many residents work in nearby commercial hubs. The ward’s appeal is its balance of green spaces and community amenities together with proximity to larger employment and retail centres.
Postcode districts covering Shinfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Slough 16.4 miles26.3 km
- High Wycombe 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Basingstoke 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Woking 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Bracknell 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Guildford 20 miles32.2 km
- Maidenhead 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Aldershot 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Farnborough 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 19.2 miles31 km
- Wokingham 4.4 miles7.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Shinfield Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Three Mile Cross Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Church Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Whitley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Arborfield Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hillside Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Spencers Wood Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hawkedon Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Arborfield and Newland Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Earley Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Arborfield Cross Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Shinfield
RG2 9YL, RG2 9WJ, RG2 9SG, RG2 9HG, RG2 9DL, RG2 9RN, RG2 9AJ, RG2 8TB, RG2 9GF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Southampton Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Earley Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Winnersh Triangle Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Shinfield Ad
- Voco Reading 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Mill House 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Market House 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The New Inn 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Reading Budget Apartments 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 3.1 miles5 km
Schools in Shinfield
- Crosfields School Independent - all ages
- Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shinfield St Mary's C of E Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- University of Reading University 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Mortimer House Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- The Vyne Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km