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RG4 8BH

Caversham · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Caversham
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG4 8BU 94 m
RG4 8BJ 100 m
RG4 8BN 101 m
RG4 5ED 135 m
RG4 8HH 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG4 8BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 8
Latitude
51.466964
Longitude
-0.968290
British National Grid easting
471,762
British National Grid northing
174,726

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
E00082675
Lower layer super output area
Reading 004A · E01016362
Middle layer super output area
Reading 004 · E02003392

Postcode source versions

Explore RG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
47
Secondary
13

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    195 m

  2. Thameside Primary School

    Community school

    211 m

  3. Queen Anne's School

    Other independent school

    405 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,873
  • Shoplifting 1,293
  • Public order 550
  • Other theft 543
  • Anti social behaviour 407

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG4 8 residents
10,655

Age bands in RG4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,054 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,071 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

3,176 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,760 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

2,101 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

17

within 5 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    570 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    1.5 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    1.5 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.6 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.7 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.8 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    1.9 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.1 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    2.3 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    2.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.1 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.4 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.4 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.1 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY CENTRE SURGERY, 6 HEADLEY ROAD, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4JA

    ODS code K81051

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Caversham

    0.0 miles

  • Elizabeth House

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Falkland Road

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Caversham

    0.1 miles

  • Kings Road Caversham

    BCT · Lower Caversham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 004A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,036 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
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

85 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 514.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,873 events.

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