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 miles
- Slough 23.1 miles
- Oxford 19 miles
- High Wycombe 19.5 miles
- Basingstoke 15.5 miles
- Bracknell 17.4 miles
- Maidenhead 17.9 miles
- Aldershot 23.4 miles
- Farnborough 21 miles
- Andover 24 miles
- Wokingham 14 miles
- Fleet 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Basildon Parish 0.4 miles
- Ashampstead Parish 1.7 miles
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Goring Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Streatley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Goring-on-Thames Parish 2.7 miles
- Whitchurch Hill Built-up area 3 miles
- Yattendon Parish 3.1 miles
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Upper Basildon
RG8 8LU, RG8 8SU, RG8 8JQ, RG8 8PE, RG8 8JE, RG8 8AL, RG8 8TD, RG8 8LS, RG8 8SY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.5 miles
- Southampton Airport 38.2 miles
- Pangbourne Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Upper Basildon Ad
- The Swan, Streatley, Berkshire 4 2.5 miles
- The Elephant Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- YHA Streatley on Thames 3 2.4 miles
- The George Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- The Bull Inn Pub 3.4 miles
- Bull Inn 2.3 miles
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 3.1 miles
- The Bull Stanford Dingley 4 3.5 miles
- pentahotel Reading 4 7.3 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 7.5 miles
Schools in Upper Basildon
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 5.8 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.1 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 8.5 miles
- University of Reading University 9 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.1 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 9.5 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.9 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 9.9 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 12.6 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles