Tilehurst (civil parish)

Tilehurst or Tilehurst Without is a civil parish in Berkshire, England. It includes that part of the Reading suburb of Tilehurst that lies outside the Reading Borough boundary, together with the northern part of the adjoining suburb of Calcot, and a small rural area west of the two suburbs.

Tilehurst Without
Civil parish
Hall Place Farm
Tilehurst Without Location within Berkshire
Population	14,683 [1]
OS grid reference	SU6573
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Reading West and Mid Berkshire
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°27′24″N 1°03′06″W

The parish is bordered by the Borough of Reading, and the West Berkshire civil parishes of Holybrook, Theale, Sulham, and Purley on Thames. It lies entirely within the Reading West and Mid Berkshire parliamentary constituency.^[2]

In the 2001 census there were 14,683 residents of the parish.^[1] Of these, 7,323 were male and 7,360 female, distributed among 5,571 households.^[1] Of these, 11 people lived in communal establishments.^[3] The ratio of employed to unemployed residents was approximately 10:1.^[3] In addition to this 24% of residents who are neither employed nor unemployed but "economically inactive".^[3] The average working resident worked approximately 40 hours per week in managerial or professional employment.^[3]

Ib 2001 the mean age of a parish resident was 37.47; the median was 38.00.^[3]

Age group	Number of residents
0–4	872
5–15	2,326
16–24	1,380
25–44	4,384
45–64	3,904
65–74	1,169
75+	648