Traditional county: Berkshire · Unitary authority: Reading · Region: South East
Explore Southcote, Berkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southcote map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southcote, Berkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Southcote |
| Traditional County | Berkshire |
| Unitary Authority | Reading |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.442629 |
| Longitude | -1.006687 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Southcote displays the quiet persistence of a suburb forged from the deliberate expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Reading (from Reading: bearing 241°T, OS grid SU 691 719). The landscape here is defined by a gentle descent toward the Kennet valley, where the light often catches the damp, silvered grasses of Southcote Linear Park. This green corridor provides a necessary breath of air for residents, tracing a path through the modern housing that defines much of the local horizon. To the north, the elevated grounds of Prospect Park offer a wide vantage, where one might observe the transition from the structured rows of homes to the distant, hazy architecture of the county town. Southcote maintains a character of functional utility, yet the mature trees that line its streets catch the low sun with a golden, autumnal gravity. The proximity of the river channels nearby ensures that the air remains cool and heavy with the scent of reeds even in the heat of a summer afternoon. By evening, the hum of the surrounding roads fades into a steady, rhythmic pulse that marks the transition from the labour of the day to the stillness of the night.
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Explore Southcote, Berkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.442629, -1.006687. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |