Among the least deprived
IMD England
101
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for RG4 8JZ
Postcode
RG4 8JZ
Coordinates
51.4732, -0.9677
Grid reference
SU717754
Easting
471,791
Northing
175,421
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF2FJ+7W
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.
32106
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32106 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 8JZ
HM Land Registry · Reading
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Police Recorded Crime near RG4 8JZ
Crime trends · near RG4 8JZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29199
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -13%
ASB
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
49286
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY +113%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.73.7%
Other White7.6%
Indian4.3%
Chinese3.4%
Other Asian1.5%
+ 4 other groups · 9.4%
Religion
No religion42.7%
Christian40.4%
Not answered9.2%
Hindu3.5%
Muslim2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4922.0%
50–6418.2%
10–1512.9%
65–7410.0%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.8%
Any member 66+15.6%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
All members 66+10.3%
+ 6 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Caversham
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 003C E01016427
E01016427MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 003 E02003391
E02003391LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 003C E01016427
E01016427MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 003 E02003391
E02003391Urban: 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 8JZ 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: 32106
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016427 and MSOA E02003391 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG4 8JZ 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 8JZ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Caversham Preparatory School
Reading · RG4 8JZ
0.0 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Queen Anne's School
Reading · RG4 6DX
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–19
Caversham Primary School
Reading · RG4 7RA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Hemdean House School
Reading · RG4 7SD
0.4 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Reading · RG4 5AA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Thameside Primary School
Reading · RG4 8DB
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Hill Primary School
Reading · RG4 8TU
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading · RG4 8LR
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Emmer Green Primary School
Reading · RG4 8LN
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Micklands Primary School
Reading · RG4 6LU
Not judged
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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