Leighton Park

Leighton Park is a residential area in west Reading centered on Leighton Park School, an independent Quaker-founded school established in 1890. The school's estate of playing fields and wooded grounds gives the neighbourhood a parkland feel and occupies a large part of the area. Streets around the school are mainly family housing built in late-Victorian, interwar and post-war periods, with pockets of infill. Local provision includes small shops and services on nearby roads and a mixture of primary schools and community facilities.
The area is served by regular bus services into Reading town centre and by routes used for commuting by car. The school buildings include a meeting house and chapel that reflect its Quaker origins and are used for assemblies and community events. Residents value proximity to the school's playing fields for informal recreation and the area's tree-lined streets. Housing tenure ranges from owner-occupied family homes to rental properties, with development generally incremental rather than large-scale.