RG4 7AA postcode in Caversham, Reading

RG4 7AA is a postcode in Caversham, in the Caversham ward of Reading. It is in the Reading Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 5 of 46 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Reading: 96% Typical price £615,000 Homes sold in RG4 7, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Reading 1.1 km in a straight line

Where RG4 7AA is, and what is near it

Map of RG4 7AA and what is near it Map of RG4 7AA: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the RG4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG4 7AD: also in RG4 7RG4 7AG: also in RG4 7RG4 7AH: also in RG4 7RG4 7AJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7AL: also in RG4 7RG4 7AN: also in RG4 7RG4 7AQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7AS: also in RG4 7RG4 7AU: also in RG4 7RG4 7AW: also in RG4 7RG4 7AX: also in RG4 7RG4 7AY: also in RG4 7RG4 7AZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7BA: also in RG4 7RG4 7BB: also in RG4 7RG4 7BD: also in RG4 7RG4 7BE: also in RG4 7RG4 7BG: also in RG4 7RG4 7BH: also in RG4 7RG4 7BJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7BL: also in RG4 7RG4 7BN: also in RG4 7RG4 7BP: also in RG4 7RG4 7BQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7BS: also in RG4 7RG4 7BT: also in RG4 7RG4 7BU: also in RG4 7RG4 7BX: also in RG4 7RG4 7BY: also in RG4 7RG4 7DA: also in RG4 7RG4 7DD: also in RG4 7RG4 7DG: also in RG4 7RG4 7DH: also in RG4 7RG4 7DJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7DL: also in RG4 7RG4 7DN: also in RG4 7RG4 7DP: also in RG4 7RG4 7DQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7DR: also in RG4 7RG4 7DS: also in RG4 7RG4 7DT: also in RG4 7RG4 7DZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7ED: also in RG4 7RG4 7EF: also in RG4 7RG4 7EG: also in RG4 7RG4 7EH: also in RG4 7RG4 7EJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7EL: also in RG4 7RG4 7EN: also in RG4 7RG4 7EP: also in RG4 7RG4 7EQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7ER: also in RG4 7RG4 7EX: also in RG4 7RG4 7EY: also in RG4 7RG4 7EZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7HA: also in RG4 7RG4 7HB: also in RG4 7RG4 7JZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7LB: also in RG4 7RG4 7LH: also in RG4 7RG4 7LR: also in RG4 7RG4 7LS: also in RG4 7RG4 7LU: also in RG4 7RG4 7LX: also in RG4 7RG4 7LY: also in RG4 7RG4 7LZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7NA: also in RG4 7RG4 7NB: also in RG4 7RG4 7NQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7NX: also in RG4 7RG4 7PA: also in RG4 7RG4 7PB: also in RG4 7RG4 7PD: also in RG4 7RG4 7PE: also in RG4 7RG4 7PF: also in RG4 7RG4 7PH: also in RG4 7RG4 7PJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7PL: also in RG4 7RG4 7PN: also in RG4 7RG4 7PQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7PR: also in RG4 7RG4 7PT: also in RG4 7RG4 7PU: also in RG4 7RG4 7PW: also in RG4 7RG4 7QB: also in RG4 7RG4 7QD: also in RG4 7RG4 7QL: also in RG4 7RG4 7QP: also in RG4 7RG4 7QR: also in RG4 7RG4 7QS: also in RG4 7RG4 7QT: also in RG4 7RG4 7QU: also in RG4 7RG4 7QW: also in RG4 7RG4 7QX: also in RG4 7RG4 7QY: also in RG4 7RG4 7RA: also in RG4 7RG4 7RB: also in RG4 7RG4 7RD: also in RG4 7RG4 7RE: also in RG4 7RG4 7RG: also in RG4 7RG4 7RH: also in RG4 7RG4 7RL: also in RG4 7RG4 7RN: also in RG4 7RG4 7RP: also in RG4 7RG4 7RQ: also in RG4 7RG4 7RR: also in RG4 7RG4 7RS: also in RG4 7RG4 7RT: also in RG4 7RG4 7RU: also in RG4 7RG4 7RW: also in RG4 7RG4 7RY: also in RG4 7RG4 7RZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7SA: also in RG4 7RG4 7SB: also in RG4 7RG4 7SD: also in RG4 7RG4 7SE: also in RG4 7RG4 7SH: also in RG4 7RG4 7SN: also in RG4 7RG4 7SS: also in RG4 7RG4 7ST: also in RG4 7RG4 7SU: also in RG4 7RG4 7SX: also in RG4 7RG4 7SY: also in RG4 7RG4 7SZ: also in RG4 7RG4 7TD: also in RG4 7RG4 7TF: also in RG4 7RG4 7TG: also in RG4 7RG4 7TH: also in RG4 7RG4 7TJ: also in RG4 7RG4 7TQ: also in RG4 7 Chatham Street Surgery 1.4 kmCaversham RG4 7AA Map of RG4 7AA and what is near it Map of RG4 7AA: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the RG4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Caversham RG4 7AA
  • RG4 7AA
  • Other postcodes in RG4 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4676, longitude -0.9774)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG4 7AA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG4 7AA?

Every home and business at RG4 7AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Reading: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Reading: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Reading.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG4 7AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG4 7AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG4 7AA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG4 7AA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 46 homes and businesses at RG4 7AA. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

46 homes and businesses at RG4 7AA Low: 5Not in an area at risk: 41

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Reading

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG4 7AA: 1,468 properties in Reading are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Reading

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG4 7AA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG4 7AA?

Homes in RG4 7 sold for a typical £615,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£615,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£609,000
12 months to August 2026
£615,000

▲ up 1% on the 12 months before

Detached£760,000 40 sales
Semi-detached£688,500 22 sales
Terraced£440,000 13 sales
Flat or maisonette£281,000 23 sales

Across the whole RG4 district: a typical £487,500 from 482 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG4 7AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG4 7AA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at RG4 7AA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RG4 7AA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG4 7AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around RG4 7AA. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG4 7AA

Band D in Reading for 2026‑27: £2,613. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,742 (band A) to £3,774 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,322.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (8%)£1,742
Band Babout 250 (25%)£2,032
Band Cabout 430 (43%)£2,322
Band Dabout 180 (18%)£2,613
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£3,193
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,774
Band Gfewer than 5£4,355
Band Hwithheld£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Reading before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG4 7AA is in (ONS area E01016362), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest open schools to RG4 7AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG4 7AA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG4 7AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG4 7AA is Reading Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bridge Street Caversham, 98 m away.

More stations near RG4 7AA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG4 7AA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG4 7AA?

3 within 1 km 19 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG4 7AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk
  • Alfen Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Joju Solar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 950 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest to the centre of RG4 7AA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG4 7AA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG4 7AA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG4 7AA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG4 7AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG4 7AA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG4 7AA in a conservation area?

The centre of RG4 7AA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG4 7AA?

Police.uk records 605 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG4 7AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences162 reports
Shoplifting127 reports
Other theft62 reports
Anti-social behaviour56 reports
Public order56 reports
Criminal damage and arson39 reports

Also: drugs 29, vehicle crime 17, robbery 16, theft from the person 13, burglary 10, bicycle theft 9, possession of weapons 5, other crime 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG4 7AA

Ward
Caversham
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Caversham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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