Reading, England

The typical property in RG4

RG4 covers Caversham, Caversham Heights, Emmer Green, Sonning Common and parts of Kidmore End and Whitchurch, a north Reading / South Oxfordshire outcode across the Thames with substantial Victorian villa stock and Chilterns AONB edges.

Area summary

RG4 spans South Oxfordshire, Wokingham Borough and Reading Borough and covers Caversham (the principal Reading north neighbourhood, across the Thames from central Reading), Caversham Heights, Emmer Green, Sonning Common, parts of Kidmore End & Whitchurch and Woodcote & Rotherfield. Caversham was an Oxfordshire village absorbed into Reading in 1911. The Chilterns AONB boundary lies a short distance north. Housing is dominated by substantial Edwardian and inter-war villa stock around Caversham, with detached family stock around Emmer Green and modern infill on the outer fringes.

Caversham Park (formerly the BBC Monitoring base, closed 2018, now under redevelopment) is in RG4. Reading station is in adjacent RG1.

What the data shows

Average sold
£445,428
From 95 sales
Median sold
£259,500
Dominant stock
flat-maisonette
Full data for RG4

Researched facts

  • The Chilterns AONB boundary lies north of RG4, source
  • Caversham Park was the BBC Monitoring base from 1943 to 2018, source
  • Caversham was an Oxfordshire village transferred to Reading in 1911, source

Buyer notes

  • Three councils share the outcode, confirm which governs the specific address
  • Chilterns AONB planning oversight affects external alterations on the northern fringe
  • Strong family-housing demand around Caversham primary catchments

The full RG4 data page

Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.

RG4 property data

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