RG4 9DG

Sonning Common · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG4 9DR 229 m
RG4 9DW 431 m
RG4 9LX 468 m
RG4 9DQ 498 m
RG4 9DU 528 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG4 9DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2014
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG4
Postcode sector
RG4 9
Latitude
51.518902
Longitude
-0.995207
British National Grid easting
469,813
British National Grid northing
180,476

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Parish or community
E04012493
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00146008
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 020B · E01028663
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 020 · E02005977

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holly House, Gallowstree Common Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9DG 19 May 2004 £697,000
Holly House, Gallowstree Common Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9DG 31 July 2001 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge

    Academy sponsor led

    667 m
  2. Kidmore End Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Bishopswood School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
193
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 84
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Public order 18
  • Other crime 14
  • Shoplifting 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG4 9 residents
5,980

Age bands in RG4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,046 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

508 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

1,117 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,744 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,539 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SONNING COMMON HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code K84020

    981 m

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Orchard Field

    BCT · Gallowstree Common

    0.4 miles
  • Chiltern Edge School

    BCT · Sonning Common

    0.4 miles
  • Chiltern Edge School

    BCT · Sonning Common

    0.4 miles
  • Hazelmoor Lane

    BCT · Gallowstree Common

    0.5 miles
  • Hazelmoor Lane

    BCT · Gallowstree Common

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 020B, 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

25,066 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is the nearest published school at 667 m.

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

Recorded crime

193 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 84 events.

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