RG4 8HL
The median sold price for the postcode RG4 8HL is around £420,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 344 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around RG4 8HL (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly shoplifting. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £285,000 – £650,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across RG4 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£382,000(121 sales)
- Detached£700,000(85 sales)
- Flat£250,000(85 sales)
- Semi-detached£545,000(67 sales)
RG4 8HL median £420,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £345,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.5× the typical Reading neighbourhood
- Crime: 3.1× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Reading and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in RG4 8HL, compared with 95.7% across Reading and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 94.8% of premises across Reading (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Reading | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 94.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 95.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 25% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Reading: more deprived than 25% of its 100 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (43%). Average Band D in Reading is £2,612.77 for 2026/27.
That is 9% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Reading: £2,322.46 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,000 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A8%
- Band B25%
- Band C43%
- Band D18%
- Band E6%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles (280 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for St Anne's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Thameside Primary School0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Thameside Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Caversham Primary School0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Caversham Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- River Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)No Ofsted inspection published yet
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Kendrick School1.2 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, November 2022: OutstandingOfsted reports for Kendrick School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to RG4 8HL is Reading Rail Station, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Reading Rail Station
- 1.3 miles (2.0 km)Reading West Rail Station
- 2.6 miles (4.2 km)Tilehurst Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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