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Caversham

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
12,642
Households
5,170
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.3 per 1k
5,170
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£411,875
Median property price
188
Postcodes
5,170
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£411,875
Median property price
188
Postcodes

Sold prices in Caversham

England & Wales
Property sales · Caversham
HM Land Registry · Caversham
Average price
£423,465
YoY: -3.5%
Median price: £411,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £382,875
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£529k£446k£363k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Caversham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Caversham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +67%
29199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

92
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Caversham

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Reading.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Reading

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Caversham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

37 GPs · 13 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 63 in all

  • GPs37
  • Libraries13
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums5
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Caversham

Coordinates51.4700, -0.9662
Postcodes
188
Population (Census)
12,642
Households (Census)
5,170
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.3 per 1k

Demographics in Caversham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 12,639
White Brit.69.8%
Other White9.5%
Indian2.5%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
African2.0%
+ 8 other groups · 14.1%

Religion

Total residents: 12,642
No religion45.8%
Christian39.5%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim4.1%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 12,642
35–4923.8%
50–6417.1%
25–3414.5%
10–158.6%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%

Households

Total households: 5,170
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
Other16.0%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Caversham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.08 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Caversham