Reading's suburbs are both within the borough and and within the surrounding area.

Reading's suburbs include:

Earley, Lower Earley, Emmer Green
Calcot, Caversham, Caversham Heights
Coley, Coley Park
Fouds Farm, Horncastle, Little Heath
Purley-On Thames, Southcote
Tilehurst

Since Reading has grown, its suburbs have spread in the following directions:

To the north of the Thames into the Chiltern Hills.

To the south-east on the south side of the Kennet and

To the west between the two rivers into the foothills of the Berkshire Downs.