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RG4 7AH

Caversham · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Caversham
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG4 7AD 12 m
RG4 7AG 61 m
RG4 7AA 76 m
RG4 7AJ 101 m
RG4 8AA 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG4 7AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 7
Latitude
51.467458
Longitude
-0.978457
British National Grid easting
471,055
British National Grid northing
174,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Caversham · E05013866
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082664
Lower layer super output area
Reading 003A · E01016364
Middle layer super output area
Reading 003 · E02003391

Postcode source versions

Explore RG4

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Buckside, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AH 8 February 2013 £415,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
83
Primary
46
Secondary
12

  1. Thameside Primary School

    Community school

    569 m

  2. E P Collier Primary School

    Community school

    594 m

  3. Caversham Primary School

    Community school

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,876
  • Shoplifting 1,121
  • Other theft 532
  • Public order 525
  • Anti social behaviour 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
RG4 7 residents
9,809

Age bands in RG4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,810 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,988 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

2,878 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

1,948 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    528 m

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    1.4 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    1.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    1.6 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    1.8 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.9 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.2 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    2.5 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    2.7 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    2.8 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    3.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    3.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    3.6 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.9 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    4.5 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Street Caversham

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge Street Caversham

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Thames Promenade car park

    BCT · Rivermead

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Caversham Library

    BCT · Caversham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,684 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

83 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 12 secondary schools. Thameside Primary School is the nearest published school at 569 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 486.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,876 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.