Caversham Balmore Park

Reading · South East · population 8,627 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

96Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Caversham Balmore Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #238 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 19 in Reading. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (96) and lowest on Housing & access (65). Typical homes here sold for about £500,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 122 sales), 43% above the wider Reading median of £350,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 92 · #560
Employment 94 · #375
Education 96 · #293
Health 86 · #923
Crime 89 · #780
Housing & access 65 · #2,370
Living environment 73 · #1,835

House prices ?

£500,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£500,000122+5.3%+17.6%
Detached£672,00023-0.4%-6.3%
Semi-detached£545,00050+6.9%+16.0%
Terraced£405,00015-8.2%+1.9%
Flat£294,25034+4.0%+13.1%
This area£500,000
Reading£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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