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Battle & Caversham Bridge

Middle area

North Reading. 12,473 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Battle & Caversham Bridge’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£320,000
3,098th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,274
488th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Battle & Caversham Bridge compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Reading · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Reading19 areas from £235,000 to £700,000. The middle area is £360,000. Battle & Caversham Bridge is £320,000.
£320,0006th lowest
Population19 middle areas, Reading · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 7,076 to 13,071. The middle area is 8,657. Battle & Caversham Bridge is 11,274.
11,2743rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 78.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.5%. Battle & Caversham Bridge is 97.6%.
97.6%6th lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Reading · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 1.2% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.4%. Battle & Caversham Bridge is 6.0%.
6.0%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Battle & Caversham Bridge alone. See Reading

Average house price
£349,550
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Battle & Caversham Bridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Battle & Caversham Bridge was £320,000 in 2025.

Battle & Caversham Bridge had 11,274 usual residents at the census.

In Battle & Caversham Bridge, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Battle & Caversham Bridge, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.