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RG4 7LA

Caversham Heights · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG4 7LH 41 m
RG4 7JZ 43 m
RG4 7BX 114 m
RG4 7HA 116 m
RG4 7RH 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG4 7LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 7
Latitude
51.476840
Longitude
-0.993439
British National Grid easting
470,000
British National Grid northing
175,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Caversham Heights · E05013867
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082776
Lower layer super output area
Reading 002A · E01016386
Middle layer super output area
Reading 002 · E02003390

Postcode source versions

Explore RG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
43
Secondary
11

  1. The Heights Primary School

    Free schools

    210 m

  2. Caversham Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 189
  • Other theft 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Public order 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    1.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    1.6 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.2 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.3 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.7 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.7 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.9 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.5 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.6 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    3.8 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    3.8 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.1 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.3 km

  • SONNING COMMON HEALTH CTR

    WOOD LANE, SONNING COMMON,READING, READING, RG4 9SW

    ODS code K84020

    4.4 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Peters Avenue

    BCT · Caversham Heights

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters Avenue

    BCT · Caversham Heights

    0.1 miles

  • Gurney Close

    BCT · Caversham Heights

    0.1 miles

  • Gurney Close

    BCT · Caversham Heights

    0.1 miles

  • Fernbrook Road

    BCT · Caversham Heights

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 002A, 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

33,457 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Heights Primary School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 189 events.

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