RG4 8XQ

Emmer Green · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG4 8XG 64 m
RG4 8UX 91 m
RG4 8UY 111 m
RG4 8XH 115 m
RG4 8XJ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG4 8XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 8
Latitude
51.488264
Longitude
-0.962942
British National Grid easting
472,100
British National Grid northing
177,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082891
Lower layer super output area
Reading 001D · E01016411
Middle layer super output area
Reading 001 · E02003389

Postcode source versions

Explore RG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
28
Secondary
9
  1. Emmer Green Primary School

    Community school

    704 m
  2. Caversham Park Primary School

    Community school

    923 m
  3. The Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 179
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Other theft 37
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    862 m

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    2.1 km

  • SONNING COMMON HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code K84020

    3.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.8 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.8 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.9 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.1 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.2 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.5 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Courtenay Drive Top

    BCT · Emmer Green

    0.0 miles
  • Courtenay Drive Top

    BCT · Emmer Green

    0.0 miles
  • Courtenay Drive

    BCT · Emmer Green

    0.1 miles
  • Courtenay Drive

    BCT · Emmer Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kiln Road

    BCT · Emmer Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 001D, 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

32,789 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
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 9 secondary schools. Emmer Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 704 m.

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

Recorded crime

378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 179 events.

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