# RG4

Postcode district covering Caversham, Emmer Green and Hemdean Bottom, in Reading and South Oxfordshire.

RG4 is a postcode district covering Caversham, Emmer Green and Hemdean Bottom, in Reading and South Oxfordshire. Median sale price £490,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code RG4. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG4 was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 299th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,889** (2021). RG4 had 40,889 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 428th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in RG4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.0%** (January 2026). In RG4, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=RG4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in RG4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=RG4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 598 homes were sold in RG4 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=RG4) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RG4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=RG4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RG4 had 40,889 usual residents at the census.

## How RG4 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RG4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £490,000 | 9th most expensive | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2025 |
| Population | 40,889 | 7th most populated | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.0% | 9th highest | 30 postcode districts, RG · Jan 2026 |

## Is RG4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG4 at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across the RG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 184 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (704), shoplifting (382) and other crime (373).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG4 was 45.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in RG4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG4 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RG4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reading 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016407) | 1,571 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Reading 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016408) | 1,443 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016410) | 1,802 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Reading 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016411) | 1,653 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Reading 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016412) | 1,530 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016386) | 1,514 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |
| [Reading 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016387) | 1,576 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Reading 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016425) | 1,754 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016426) | 1,452 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Reading 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016430) | 1,454 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Reading 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016364) | 1,436 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.7% |
| [Reading 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016409) | 1,863 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| [Reading 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016427) | 1,696 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016428) | 1,922 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Reading 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016429) | 1,669 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016362) | 1,806 | 187.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Reading 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016363) | 1,947 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Reading 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016365) | 1,699 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Reading 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016366) | 1,593 | 160.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016367) | 1,655 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028659) | 1,677 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 58.8% |
| [South Oxfordshire 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028663) | 1,611 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.5% |
| [South Oxfordshire 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028664) | 1,502 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| [South Oxfordshire 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028665) | 1,370 | 9.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| [Wokingham 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham/neighbourhood/e01016685) | 1,615 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 76.5% |

## Your MP

- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (Labour), MP since July 2024. 70% of the people here.
- [Henley and Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/henley-and-thame): Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Earley and Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/earley-and-woodley): Yuan Yang (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in RG4

[Caversham Balmore Park](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/caversham-balmore-park), [Caversham Emmer Green](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/caversham-emmer-green), [Caversham Heights](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/caversham-heights), [Lower Caversham](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/lower-caversham), [Sonning Common & Kidmore End](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/sonning-common-and-kidmore-end)

## Postcode sectors in RG4

[RG4 5 (113 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4-5), [RG4 6 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4-6), [RG4 7 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4-7), [RG4 8 (257 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4-8), [RG4 9 (213 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4-9)

## Councils RG4 covers

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading), [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

## Towns in RG4

[Caversham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/caversham)

## Postcode districts next to RG4

[RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1), [RG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg5), [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6), [RG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8), [RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9), [RG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg10), [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30), [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31)

## Nearest rail stations

[Tilehurst (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0298,51.4715), [Reading West (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.9901,51.4555), [Reading (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.9719,51.4588)

## More in the RG postcode area

[All RG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RG4 in brief

RG4 is a postcode district covering Caversham, Emmer Green and Hemdean Bottom, in Reading and South Oxfordshire.
About 40,732 people lived in RG4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £490,000 in 2025 across 598 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG4 was £490,000 in 2025.
RG4 had 40,889 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in RG4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RG4, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RG4
- Postcode area: [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)
- Constituency: [Reading Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central)
- Council: [Reading †](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Area: 50.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,732*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 125

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9), [RG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg8), [RG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg10), [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1), [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6), [RG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg5)

## Latest updates for RG4

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RG4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4