Among the least deprived
IMD England
24
Crime · May '26
£942,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for RG4 7LB
Postcode
RG4 7LB
Coordinates
51.4779, -0.9954
Grid reference
SU698759
Easting
469,861
Northing
175,912
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF2H3+4R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Caversham
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Reading
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31565
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31565 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · RG4 7LB
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£942,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £942,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Aug '24Aug '24: 1 sales · avg £785,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£943k£785k
Jan '24Aug '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near RG4 7LB
Crime trends · near RG4 7LB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +38%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.0%
Other White6.7%
Indian4.7%
White & Asian2.0%
White Irish1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 5.9%
Religion
Christian45.9%
No religion39.6%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu3.9%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4919.0%
65–7413.8%
75–8410.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.4%
All members 66+17.6%
Any member 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 7 other households · 21.0%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Caversham Heights
Constituency code
E14001438
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Reading, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Reading
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 002A E01016386
E01016386MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 002 E02003390
E02003390LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 002A E01016386
E01016386MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 002 E02003390
E02003390Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:59 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:59 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RG4 7LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31565
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016386 and MSOA E02003390 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG4 7LB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG4 7LB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Heights Primary School
Reading · RG4 7LB
Outstanding
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading · RG4 8LR
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Caversham Primary School
Reading · RG4 7RA
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Hemdean House School
Reading · RG4 7SD
1.0 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11
River Academy
Reading · RG1 8EQ
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Emmer Green Primary School
Reading · RG4 8LN
Not judged
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Aurora Rowan School
Oxfordshire · RG4 9EY
1.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
Caversham Preparatory School
Reading · RG4 8JZ
1.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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