RG4 postcode area
The RG4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, South Oxfordshire, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 99 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the RG4 district: Caversham Heights scores 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 nationally) while Kennet Island & Green Park sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £294,000 in Central Reading North to £870,000 in Shiplake & Binfield Heath — a 3.0× gap within the RG4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Reading, South Oxfordshire and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caversham HeightsReading | 5 | 100 | £700,000 |
| Sonning & Woodley NorthWokingham | 149 | 98 | £485,000 |
| Caversham Balmore ParkReading | 238 | 96 | £500,000 |
| Caversham Emmer GreenReading | 313 | 95 | £485,000 |
| Sonning Common & Kidmore EndSouth Oxfordshire | 368 | 95 | £549,000 |
| EarleyWokingham | 382 | 94 | £489,975 |
| Goring, Woodcote & WhitchurchSouth Oxfordshire | 485 | 93 | £695,000 |
| Shiplake & Binfield HeathSouth Oxfordshire | 622 | 91 | £870,000 |
| Lower CavershamReading | 3,172 | 54 | £384,500 |
| Central Reading NorthReading | 3,727 | 46 | £294,000 |
| Battle & Caversham BridgeReading | 4,372 | 36 | £324,000 |
| Kennet Island & Green ParkReading | 5,434 | 21 | £365,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RG4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.