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Caversham Emmer Green

Middle area

North east Reading. 8,155 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Caversham Emmer Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£485,000
Joint 1,068th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,997
Joint 3,562nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Caversham Emmer Green

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caversham Emmer Green at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences137
Other crime41
Anti-social behaviour33
Criminal damage and arson23
Shoplifting17
Burglary11
Drug offences6
Robbery5
Vehicle crime5
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Caversham Emmer Green compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Caversham Emmer GreenMiddle
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. Caversham Emmer Green is £485,000.
£485,0003rd most expensive
Population19 middle areas, Reading · 2021
Population: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 7,076 to 13,071. The middle area is 8,657. Caversham Emmer Green is 7,997.
7,9973rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Reading · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Reading19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.0%. Caversham Emmer Green is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Caversham Emmer Green is 98.9%.
98.9%7th highest

Is Caversham Emmer Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caversham Emmer Green at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caversham Emmer Green.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (137), other crime (41) and anti-social behaviour (33).

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.

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 Caversham Emmer Green 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
Joint 142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Caversham Emmer Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Caversham Emmer Green was £485,000 in 2025.

Caversham Emmer Green had 7,997 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Caversham Emmer Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Caversham Emmer Green, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.