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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caversham HeightsReading | 5 | 100 | £700,000 |
| Sonning & Woodley NorthWokingham | 149 | 98 | £485,000 |
| Caversham Balmore ParkReading | 238 | 96 | £500,000 |
| Caversham Emmer GreenReading | 313 | 95 | £485,000 |
| Sonning Common & Kidmore EndSouth Oxfordshire | 368 | 95 | £549,000 |
| EarleyWokingham | 382 | 94 | £489,975 |
| Goring, Woodcote & WhitchurchSouth Oxfordshire | 485 | 93 | £695,000 |
| Shiplake & Binfield HeathSouth Oxfordshire | 622 | 91 | £870,000 |
| Lower CavershamReading | 3,172 | 54 | £384,500 |
| Central Reading NorthReading | 3,727 | 46 | £294,000 |
| Battle & Caversham BridgeReading | 4,372 | 36 | £324,000 |
| Kennet Island & Green ParkReading | 5,434 | 21 | £365,000 |
People living in RG4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
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.