Green Park Village
Housing development in Reading, England
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Green Park Village is a housing development that constitutes the residential component of the Green Park development in Reading, Berkshire, adjacent to Green Park business park and a new railway station, Reading Green Park. It consists of more than 1,300 new homes, including both apartments and "New-England" style houses, forming a new suburb of Reading. The housing surrounds South Lake, with a noticeably higher density on the west (railway station) side as compared to the earlier eastern side.[1]
| Green Park Village | |
|---|---|
Part of Green Park Village seen across South Lake from near Reading Green Park station | |
  Green Park Village Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU698701 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Facilities in the village include a school – Green Park Village Primary Academy, a lakeside café, a coffee shop, a residents' club and a Tesco Express supermarket adjacent to the station.[1][2][3][4]
Green Park Village lies entirely within the borough of Reading, in Whitley ward. It is a part of Earley and Woodley parliamentary constituency.[5]
History
The plan for the development put forward in 2010 included 737 homes, a railway station to serve the village and surrounding areas, and a primary school. Subsequent plans have almost doubled the number of homes to be built.[1][6][7]
The development was opened to potential purchasers from April 2016,[8] the primary school opened in September 2020,[9] and the railway station in May 2023.[10] The development was fully sold and completed in 2025.[11][12]
Gallery
Apartment blocks by the railway station
Boardwalk from station towards part of the village east of South Lake
Champlain Street in the village to the east of South Lake
