RG4 postcode area · Reading

The RG4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, South Oxfordshire, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 99 across them. Every full RG4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the RG4 district: Caversham Heights scores 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 nationally) while Kennet Island & Green Park sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £294,000 in Central Reading North to £870,000 in Shiplake & Binfield Heath — a 3.0× gap within the RG4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Reading, South Oxfordshire and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,690a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the RG4 district

£485,000median home sold over the past year · +13.1% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 529 sales
Detached£723,000
Semi-detached£525,000
Terraced£400,000
Flat£255,000
Reading£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Caversham HeightsReading 5100 £700,000
Sonning & Woodley NorthWokingham 14998 £485,000
Caversham Balmore ParkReading 23896 £500,000
Caversham Emmer GreenReading 31395 £485,000
Sonning Common & Kidmore EndSouth Oxfordshire 36895 £549,000
EarleyWokingham 38294 £489,975
Goring, Woodcote & WhitchurchSouth Oxfordshire 48593 £695,000
Shiplake & Binfield HeathSouth Oxfordshire 62291 £870,000
Lower CavershamReading 3,17254 £384,500
Central Reading NorthReading 3,72746 £294,000
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000
Kennet Island & Green ParkReading 5,43421 £365,000

People living in RG4 Census 2021

Residents102,240
Median age (est.)40
Density628per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above46%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 75%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 27%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in RG4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG4.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.