Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWestwood Road Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyTriangle Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChapel Hill (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryPark Lane Primary Schoolages 5-11, 388 pupilsright herePrimaryBirch Copse Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLittle Heath Schoolages 11-18, 1,682 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR25 miRailway stationTilehurst1.0 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames1.6 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing26 miBus stops124 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,161 residentsin the Tilehurst North census areaMedian age 42.83,278 households81% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,200 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 46% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesArthur Newbery Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haLinear Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 39 haProspect Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 48 haCalcot Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haBlagrave Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileVictoria Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202537 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,376 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
