Woodley is a civil parish on the eastern edge of Wokingham borough in Berkshire, sitting close to the meanders of the River Loddon and within easy reach of Reading and the M4 corridor. Its setting mixes suburban housing with pockets of riverside and parkland, notably Bulmershe Park, which make it commuter-friendly while still offering green space for walks and leisure.
Historically the area grew from a village into a larger residential town and acquired a strong aviation heritage - aircraft manufacture and the small Woodley Aerodrome have left a visible legacy - alongside modern retail and light industrial businesses. Community life is active, with local clubs, sports facilities and events that give the parish a distinctly local, village-like feel despite its proximity to larger urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Woodley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Slough 13.4 miles21.6 km
- High Wycombe 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Basingstoke 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Woking 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Bracknell 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Guildford 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Maidenhead 8.7 miles14 km
- Hounslow 23.6 miles38 km
- Aldershot 15.5 miles25 km
- Farnborough 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Esher 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Woodley Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Bulmershe & Coronation Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Loddon Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- South Lake Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sonning Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Earley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Winnersh Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Charvil Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hawkedon Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Park Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hillside Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Woodley
RG5 3AB, RG6 1FL, RG5 3QT, RG5 4QG, RG5 4RJ, RG5 4BS, RG5 3DG, RG5 4NX, RG5 4SP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Luton Airport 37 miles59.6 km
- Earley Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Winnersh Triangle Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Woodley Ad
- Crowne Plaza Reading East 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Great House, Sonning, Berkshire 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Market House 3 miles4.8 km
- Voco Reading 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Reading Budget Apartments 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hurley House Hotel 5 7.4 miles11.9 km
Schools in Woodley
- Addington School Special
- Highwood Primary School Primary
- Rivermead Primary School Primary
- South Lake Primary School Primary
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Bulmershe School Secondary
- Waingels Secondary
- Willow Bank Infant School Primary
- Willow Bank Junior School Primary
- Woodley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Reading University 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 5 miles8 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Mortimer House Estate 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 11 miles17.8 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 11.9 miles19.1 km