New build homes for sale in Reading

The focus isn’t just on the daily grind, the Reading Festival in August rivals Glastonbury, and the Beer Festival is the largest in the UK, putting the town firmly on the UK festival map.

Close to the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that stretches across several counties, you can find many cosy pubs and restaurants in rural Berkshire. Don't forget you also have Henley-on-Thames for various water sports events and activities, or you can spend a day taking in the famous spires of Oxford.

Being a business hub, it has the transport infrastructure to match, and the M4 gives you quick access to central London (an hour and a half), Swindon and Bristol. By rail, with Great Western mainline train services, you can get into London even faster in about 30 minutes. Plus, Heathrow Airport is just over a half an hour’s drive away, and there’s also an express bus service link from the town centre.

As well as the out-of-town hypermarkets, you’ve got the main shopping area in the town centre that includes multiple malls and regular markets for your day-to-day amenities. For sport and leisure, the available facilities feature: leisure centres, parks with outdoor sports opportunities and the River Thames itself. The town also has its very own professional football club.