# Caversham

Town in Reading, South East.

Caversham is a town in Reading, South East. Median sale price £468,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 53.4 per 1,000 people. About 32,846 people.

Town. Code E63005008. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)

Caversham is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Caversham add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £468,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caversham was £468,500 in 2025. Joint 100th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/caversham#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,038** (2021). Caversham had 33,038 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 339th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/caversham#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Caversham 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/town/caversham#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Caversham, 99.1% 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/town/caversham#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63005008) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Caversham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63005008) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 485 homes were sold in Caversham in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63005008) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Caversham.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63005008) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Caversham had 33,038 usual residents at the census.

## How Caversham compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Caversham | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £468,500 | 52nd most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 33,038 | 62nd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.1% | 2nd highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Caversham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caversham at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 151 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caversham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (592), shoplifting (369) and other crime (301).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Caversham was 47.6 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 Caversham, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Caversham has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Caversham

| 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% |

## Your MP

- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Council

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)

## Postcode districts covering Caversham

[RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4)

## Middle areas in Caversham

[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)

## Towns near Caversham

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading), [Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woodley), [Henley-on-Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/town/henley-on-thames), [Winnersh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winnersh), [Twyford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/twyford), [Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spencers-wood-and-three-mile-cross)

## Caversham in brief

Caversham is a town in Reading, South East.
About 32,846 people lived in Caversham in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £468,500 in 2025 across 485 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Caversham was £468,500 in 2025.
Caversham had 33,038 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Caversham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Caversham, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005008
- Constituency: [Reading Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central)
- Council: [Reading †](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.47 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,846*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 102

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading), [Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woodley), [Henley-on-Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/town/henley-on-thames), [Winnersh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winnersh), [Twyford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/twyford), [Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spencers-wood-and-three-mile-cross)

## Latest updates for Caversham

- 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/E63005008

## How to cite

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

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/caversham