RG4 8BF postcode in Caversham, Reading

RG4 8BF is a postcode in Caversham, in the Thames ward of Reading. It is in the Reading Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since December 1998.

Flooding High flood risk 12 of 46 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at RG4 8BF can get it Across Reading: 96% Typical price £410,000 Homes sold in RG4 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Reading 700 m in a straight line

Where RG4 8BF is, and what is near it

Map of RG4 8BF and what is near it Map of RG4 8BF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the RG4 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG4 8AA: also in RG4 8RG4 8AE: also in RG4 8RG4 8AH: also in RG4 8RG4 8AL: also in RG4 8RG4 8AT: also in RG4 8RG4 8AU: also in RG4 8RG4 8AX: also in RG4 8RG4 8AY: also in RG4 8RG4 8AZ: also in RG4 8RG4 8BA: also in RG4 8RG4 8BB: also in RG4 8RG4 8BD: also in RG4 8RG4 8BE: also in RG4 8RG4 8BG: also in RG4 8RG4 8BH: also in RG4 8RG4 8BJ: also in RG4 8RG4 8BL: also in RG4 8RG4 8BN: also in RG4 8RG4 8BQ: also in RG4 8RG4 8BS: also in RG4 8RG4 8BT: also in RG4 8RG4 8BU: also in RG4 8RG4 8BW: also in RG4 8RG4 8BX: also in RG4 8RG4 8BY: also in RG4 8RG4 8BZ: also in RG4 8RG4 8DA: also in RG4 8RG4 8DB: also in RG4 8RG4 8DD: also in RG4 8RG4 8DG: also in RG4 8RG4 8DH: also in RG4 8RG4 8DL: also in RG4 8RG4 8DN: also in RG4 8RG4 8DP: also in RG4 8RG4 8DQ: also in RG4 8RG4 8DS: also in RG4 8RG4 8DT: also in RG4 8RG4 8DU: also in RG4 8RG4 8DW: also in RG4 8RG4 8DX: also in RG4 8RG4 8DY: also in RG4 8RG4 8EA: also in RG4 8RG4 8EB: also in RG4 8RG4 8ED: also in RG4 8RG4 8EF: also in RG4 8RG4 8EG: also in RG4 8RG4 8EH: also in RG4 8RG4 8EL: also in RG4 8RG4 8EN: also in RG4 8RG4 8EP: also in RG4 8RG4 8EQ: also in RG4 8RG4 8ES: also in RG4 8RG4 8ET: also in RG4 8RG4 8EU: also in RG4 8RG4 8EW: also in RG4 8RG4 8EX: also in RG4 8RG4 8EY: also in RG4 8RG4 8GZ: also in RG4 8RG4 8HH: also in RG4 8RG4 8HJ: also in RG4 8RG4 8HL: also in RG4 8RG4 8HN: also in RG4 8RG4 8HW: also in RG4 8RG4 8HX: also in RG4 8RG4 8HY: also in RG4 8RG4 8JA: also in RG4 8RG4 8JB: also in RG4 8RG4 8JG: also in RG4 8RG4 8JH: also in RG4 8RG4 8JJ: also in RG4 8RG4 8JL: also in RG4 8RG4 8JN: also in RG4 8RG4 8JP: also in RG4 8RG4 8JZ: also in RG4 8RG4 8ND: also in RG4 8RG4 8NE: also in RG4 8RG4 8NG: also in RG4 8RG4 8NH: also in RG4 8RG4 8NJ: also in RG4 8RG4 8NL: also in RG4 8RG4 8NN: also in RG4 8RG4 8NQ: also in RG4 8RG4 8NR: also in RG4 8RG4 8NS: also in RG4 8RG4 8NU: also in RG4 8RG4 8NW: also in RG4 8RG4 8NX: also in RG4 8RG4 8NZ: also in RG4 8RG4 8PJ: also in RG4 8RG4 8PL: also in RG4 8RG4 8PN: also in RG4 8RG4 8PU: also in RG4 8RG4 8PW: also in RG4 8RG4 8PX: also in RG4 8RG4 8PY: also in RG4 8RG4 8QA: also in RG4 8RG4 8QB: also in RG4 8RG4 8RT: also in RG4 8RG4 8TL: also in RG4 8RG4 8TN: also in RG4 8RG4 8TP: also in RG4 8RG4 8TR: also in RG4 8RG4 8TT: also in RG4 8RG4 8TW: also in RG4 8 Caversham RG4 8BF Map of RG4 8BF and what is near it Map of RG4 8BF: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the RG4 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Caversham RG4 8BF
  • RG4 8BF
  • Other postcodes in RG4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 7 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 51.4650, longitude -0.9704)

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 8BF?

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 8BF?

Every home and business at RG4 8BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG4 8BF 100% Reading 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG4 8BF 100% Reading Over 99%
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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 8BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG4 8BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG4 8BF 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 8BF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 46 homes and businesses at RG4 8BF. 12 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 31 more at a lower risk.

46 homes and businesses at RG4 8BF High: 12Low: 31Not in an area at risk: 3

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 8BF: 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 8BF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 20:59 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 20:59 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG4 8BF?

Homes in RG4 8 sold for a typical £410,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 155 sales, down 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£410,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£427,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £685,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £585,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £392,500 63 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 34 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 8BF

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in RG4 8BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 July 2026. The middle sale was £518,000, from £290,000 to £590,000. Across RG4 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £410,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near RG4 8BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around RG4 8BF. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (40%). 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 8BF

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 30 (4%)£1,742
Band Babout 80 (9%)£2,032
Band Cabout 560 (66%)£2,322
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,613
Band Eabout 70 (8%)£3,193
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,774
Band Gwithheld£4,355
Band Hfewer than 5£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. 40% Before 1900
  2. 19% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 8BF is in (ONS area E01016365), 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 8BF?

The nearest open schools to RG4 8BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG4 8BF is Reading Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Westfield Road, 191 m away.

More stations near RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

7 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG4 8BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Alfen Charging point · 2 chargers 450 mWalk
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Joju Solar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 750 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 8BF?

The nearest to the centre of RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

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 8BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG4 8BF, 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 8BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG4 8BF 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 8BF in a conservation area?

The centre of RG4 8BF 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 8BF?

Police.uk records 738 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG4 8BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences206 reports
Shoplifting138 reports
Other theft79 reports
Anti-social behaviour76 reports
Public order62 reports
Criminal damage and arson46 reports

Also: drugs 30, robbery 23, vehicle crime 22, burglary 16, theft from the person 14, bicycle theft 14, other crime 7, possession of weapons 5.

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 8BF

Ward
Thames
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
December 1998

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RG4 8BW60 mRG4 8BZ90 mRG4 8DD100 mRG4 8DB120 mRG4 8ET130 mRG4 8DA160 m
All of RG4

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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