Local Information

Helping you get to know the area

If you’d like the low-down on Reading and the surrounding area from people who know and love the town, please pop in to our office or call. You might also find the following websites useful. 

For information on schools, council tax banding, refuge and recycling collection days in the area, please visit these sites (we will, of course advise you which local authority covers any property we let or sell):

www.reading.gov.uk
www.wokingham.gov.uk
www.westberks.gov.uk
www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
www.basingstoke.gov.uk
www.southoxon.gov.uk

Want to shop until you drop, dine out in style or see the latest blockbuster?

The Oracle, by the River Kennet in the centre of Reading, is the place for you. For a full listing of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment, visit www.theoracle.com

Reading has superb access to the M4 from junctions 10, 11 and 12 and is well served by local and mainline rail and great bus services. If you want to know the best way to get in, around and out of town, check out these useful sites:

www.reading-buses.co.uk
www.thetrainline.com/reading
www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk