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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG6 postcode district.

County or areaBerkshire

Postcode districtRG6

Telephone code0118

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People8,641 residentsin the Leighton Park census areaMedian age 24.52,279 households46% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright32% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,218 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 44% go by car, 11% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)

Nearby landmarksGregory's Hillhill · under a mileCranemoor Lakelake · 2.0 miThe Canalcanal · 1.0 miOxley's Shawwoodland · under a mileHosehill Lakelake · 3.3 miPoplar Islandisland · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesTidmarsh Millennium Greenpark · under a milePangbourne Meadowpark · 1.3 mi · 6 haTheale Golf Centregolf course · 1.4 mi · 52 haWhitchurch Village Greenpark · 1.6 miPangbourne Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGoosecroft Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haSource: 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 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 6.7 · PM_2.5 6.4 · PM₁₀ 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband95% 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)2,499 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Boat House Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPangbourne Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice (Pangbourne) LTD1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialIndependentPangbourne Collegeages 11-19, 393 pupils1.0 miPrimaryPangbourne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDenefield Schoolages 11-18, 1,171 pupils1.5 miCollegeThe Henley College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Reading6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR27 miRailway stationPangbourne1.2 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames1.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing28 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG6 postcode district.

Bicycle Repair Shops

Bicycle Repair Shops in Reading RG6

AW Cycles - Reading
110 Henley Road, Reading, RG4 6DH · 5.6 mi
Evans Cycles Reading - Reading
Mill Lane, Reading, RG1 2HN · 5.2 mi
Cyclezone Uk - Earley, Reading
201 Wokingham Road, Earley, Earley, Reading, RG6 7DT · 7.1 mi
Berkshire Cycle Co - Woodley
186 Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, RG5 4BS · 8.4 mi
SCUKco BIKES - Reading
133 Friar St, Reading, RG1 1EP · 5.1 mi
Mountain Trax Performance & Leisure Cycles - Wokingham
Barkham Street, Wokingham, RG40 4PJ · 10.4 mi

Butcher Shops

Butcher Shops in Reading RG6

Macey's Butchers - Cookham Rise
Cookham Rise, SL6 9EH · 16.8 mi
J & S Rook - Holyport
5 Stompits Rd, Holyport, SL6 2LA · 16.5 mi
Village Butchers - Reading
7-9 The Triangle, Reading, RG30 4RN · 2.2 mi
Walters Turkeys - Aldworth, Reading
Bower Rd, Aldworth, Reading, RG8 9TR · 5.9 mi
Goring Village Butchers - Goring
5 The Arcade High Street, Goring, RG8 9AY · 4.3 mi

Bed Shops

Bed Shops in Reading RG6

Pest Control Wokingham - Wokingham
35 Tangley Drive, Wokingham, RG41 2PD · 11.7 mi
Pest Controllers UK - Ascot
Saint John's Road, Ascot, SL5 7NH · 17.9 mi
Power Pest Control - Reading
23 Worcester Close, Reading, RG30 3BN · 3.5 mi
PESTUK - Reading
1 Vicarage Wood Way, Reading, RG31 6ZX · 1.4 mi
Natural Oak Beds - Waterlooville, Crookhorn
9 Apollo Drive, Waterlooville, Crookhorn, PO78AD · 17.7 mi

Garden Furniture Shops

Garden Furniture Shops in Reading RG6

Robert Dyas - Maidenhead
24 Nicholson's Walk, Maidenhead, SL6 1LB · 16.2 mi
Woodstock of Ascot - Ascot
Winkfield Road, Ascot, SL5 7EX · 18.6 mi
Lakeland - Reading
Unit L30 Oracle Shopping Centre, Minster Street, Reading, RG1 2AQ · 5.1 mi
Primrose - Reading
44 Portman Road, (Access off Albury Close), Reading, RG30 1EA · 3.8 mi
Henry Street Garden Centre - Arborfield, Reading
Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JY · 9.1 mi

Sewing Shops

Sewing Shops in Reading RG6

Sew Crafty Sewing Centre - Maidenhead
3 High St, Maidenhead, SL6 1JN · 16.4 mi
Sew Devine - Reading
24 Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1JQ · 6.2 mi
Hobbycraft Reading - Reading
Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 3HS · 5.6 mi
Lockwood Design - Hurst
Barn Farm, Wokingham Road, Hurst, RG10 0RX · 10.5 mi

Kitchenware Shops

Kitchenware Shops in Reading RG6

Edwards & Godding - Sunninghill
29 High St, Sunninghill, SL5 9NP · 19.2 mi
Edwards & Godding (Reading) - Reading
9 Loverock Road, Reading, RG30 1DZ · 4.2 mi
Wilkinson - Reading
Broad Street, Mall Shopping Centre, Reading, RG1 7QE · 5.0 mi
Wilkinson - Camberley
10 Princess Way, Camberley, GU15 3TG · 17.4 mi

Bridal Shops

Bridal Shops in Reading RG6

Bride To Be The Grooms' Room - Reading
107 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 7QA · 5.1 mi
Berkshire Brides - Reading
38 Surley Row, Reading, RG4 8NA · 5.2 mi
Gio Bridal - Reading
7 Cheapside, Reading, RG1 7AG · 4.9 mi
Confetti Bridal Centre - Wokingham
58-64 Charwood Road, Wokingham, RG40 1RY · 12.3 mi

Body Piercing Shops

Body Piercing Shops in Reading RG6

Carvilles Tattooists - Slough
11 Eastfield Road, Slough, SL3 7EH · 18.6 mi
Fantasy Fine Line Tattoo - Maidenhead
Saint Mark's Road, Maidenhead, SL6 6DP · 15.5 mi
Storm Tattoo's and Body Piercing's - Reading
Reading, RG2 7NX · 6.2 mi

Dress Shops

Dress Shops in Reading RG6

Fun 'n' Frolic - Reading
16a Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ · 4.5 mi
Party Box - Earley, Reading
367 Wokingham Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7EH · 7.9 mi
Colours of Life - Reading
7 Argyle Street, Reading, RG1 7YP · 4.4 mi

Convenience Stores

Convenience Stores in Reading RG6

RnK Stores (Londis) - Woodcote
Reading Road, Woodcote, RG8 0QX · 4.7 mi
Chana Stores - Woodcote
4 Whitehouse Road, Woodcote, RG8 0RX · 4.5 mi
Hempen Cooperative - Whitchurch Hill
Path Hill Farm Path Hill, Whitchurch Hill, RG8 7RE · 2.6 mi

Shopping Malls

Shopping Malls in Reading RG6

Princess Square Bracknell Shopping Centre - Bracknell
Princess Square, Bracknell, RG12 1LS · 15.0 mi
Mall Camberley - Camberley
The Square, Camberley, GU15 3SL · 17.3 mi

Ski Shops

Ski Shops in Reading RG6

Cloche - Henley on Thames
21 New Street, Henley on Thames, RG9 2BP · 9.4 mi
Decathlon Reading - Reading
Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 · 5.6 mi

Cake Shops

Cake Shops in Reading RG6

Candy Cakes - Windsor
23 Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PL · 20.7 mi
Need a Cake - Woodley, Reading
Reading Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3AW · 7.8 mi

DIY Shops

DIY Shops in Reading RG6

Homebase (50 Kenavon Drive) - Reading
50 Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 3DH · 5.5 mi
V & I Hardware - Reading
10 Milestone Way, Reading, RG4 8XW · 5.6 mi

Cheese Shops

Cheese Shops in Reading RG6

Waitrose - Twyford
London Road, Twyford, RG10 9EH · 9.6 mi

Picture Frame Shops

Picture Frame Shops in Reading RG6

Horizon Gallery - Henley on Thames
36 Hart Street, Henley on Thames, RG9 2AU · 9.4 mi

Farm Shops

Farm Shops in Reading RG6

Greenbroom Farm Shop - Cray's Pond
Green Broom Farm, Cray's Pond, RG8 7FZ · 3.6 mi