RG4Reading, England

House prices in RG4, Reading

Homes in RG4 sold for a median of £485,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,056 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 4 postcode districts in the Reading council area with at least 100 sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £4,938 per square metre, from 42 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 13% above the £4,375 median for the South East.

Median sale price£485,0001,056 standard sales
Middle half of prices£370,000 to £670,000
Price per m²£4,938/m²From 42 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in RG4, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached319£730,000£590,000 to £971,000Too few
Semi-detached307£527,000£450,000 to £650,000Too few
Terraced236£400,000£355,000 to £450,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes194£255,000£208,000 to £312,000Too few

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 30% and 29% of sales.

76 sales in RG4, or 7%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

Flats here sold for a median of £255,000, 15% more than the £222,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in RG4

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in RG4 7, around Caversham, with a median of £614,000, and lowest in RG4 8, around Caversham and Emmer Green, at £420,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in RG4 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 144 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in RG4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
RG4 9LL£1,135,0003
RG4 9EB£1,112,5004
RG4 7TQ£1,100,0003
RG4 7JR£1,092,5004
RG4 9BE£1,070,0003
RG4 9TB£975,0003
RG4 8NJ£950,0003
RG4 6XD£875,0005
RG4 7HH£857,5003
RG4 9JR£850,0004
RG4 5EJ£845,0003
RG4 7PH£845,0003
RG4 8UZ£830,0003
RG4 8TS£825,0003
RG4 9BU£820,0005
RG4 8SL£805,0003
RG4 7PN£795,0003
RG4 9EN£780,0003
RG4 7HG£760,0005
RG4 7BD£745,0003
RG4 9EJ£737,5005
RG4 7LH£735,0003
RG4 6SY£710,0003
RG4 7EX£708,5004
RG4 7BS£700,0003
RG4 8NS£700,0003
RG4 9JT£700,0003
RG4 8XE£695,0003
RG4 9EQ£692,5004
RG4 7RN£687,0003
RG4 6LR£685,0004
RG4 7AS£667,5003
RG4 6DA£665,0004
RG4 8TT£662,5003
RG4 7SA£650,0003
RG4 8DQ£640,0005
RG4 7ND£629,0004
RG4 7HL£620,0003
RG4 8TR£615,0005
RG4 7JG£610,0003
RG4 9RL£610,0004
RG4 7LE£600,0003
RG4 7NA£595,0003
RG4 7RE£595,0003
RG4 8NX£585,0003
RG4 8NU£583,5003
RG4 7PP£575,0005
RG4 8QA£575,0003
RG4 7NR£573,5004
RG4 7SB£570,0003
RG4 9DQ£548,0003
RG4 9TS£547,5004
RG4 6DJ£540,0003
RG4 8PJ£535,5006
RG4 7QD£530,0003
RG4 8BF£526,5004
RG4 5HU£520,0003
RG4 5JR£516,0005
RG4 5JT£500,0005
RG4 6NF£500,0005
RG4 9LB£500,0003
RG4 7EZ£491,0003
RG4 8PH£490,0003
RG4 8PQ£490,0005
RG4 8UH£485,0003
RG4 5BG£483,0003
RG4 8PL£477,5005
RG4 9LA£475,0003
RG4 6SJ£467,0004
RG4 5BH£463,5004
RG4 5AN£455,5003
RG4 5LD£450,0003
RG4 7ST£450,0003
RG4 8BZ£450,0005
RG4 9LD£450,0003
RG4 5EB£447,5004
RG4 5EA£435,0005
RG4 6PW£430,0003
RG4 5AA£425,0003
RG4 8RN£425,0003
RG4 8EG£422,5004
RG4 8HL£420,0006
RG4 6PD£419,0003
RG4 6SH£418,5004
RG4 8RJ£418,0003
RG4 5BF£415,0009
RG4 5DT£415,0003
RG4 8HN£402,00010
RG4 8AP£400,0008
RG4 9DB£400,0003
RG4 9RY£400,0003
RG4 5AY£397,5004
RG4 7TH£396,5004
RG4 5HB£395,0003
RG4 8DS£391,5008
RG4 6DS£390,0003
RG4 8HJ£390,0003
RG4 8JA£388,00010
RG4 8BW£387,5004
RG4 5DG£382,5003
RG4 8HY£382,0007
RG4 8DT£371,0004
RG4 7QB£370,0003
RG4 5BE£367,5006
RG4 9ND£365,0005
RG4 9SU£365,0004
RG4 8DP£360,5005
RG4 8DN£355,0009
RG4 8EN£355,0003
RG4 5AS£350,0003
RG4 8DL£345,0005
RG4 8BS£338,0003
RG4 9RU£335,0003
RG4 8SE£331,0004
RG4 8GZ£325,0003
RG4 8DU£322,5005
RG4 9SR£317,5004
RG4 5HE£312,0003
RG4 5AL£310,0003
RG4 8DG£310,0003
RG4 7AN£305,0006
RG4 5EW£300,0003
RG4 8BB£299,0009
RG4 7RZ£295,0003
RG4 6LE£291,5005
RG4 7BY£290,0003
RG4 7SE£289,5006
RG4 8PY£282,0003
RG4 8BD£277,5008
RG4 9LJ£275,0003
RG4 5LG£265,0003
RG4 8EU£260,0004
RG4 7QJ£254,0004
RG4 6DB£235,0003
RG4 8RU£235,0003
RG4 8EH£228,0004
RG4 5LY£225,00011
RG4 6ND£220,0003
RG4 8JN£220,0005
RG4 8EQ£190,00011
RG4 7RH£177,5004
RG4 8RR£152,5006
RG4 7AQ£135,0003
RG4 7SN£111,0006

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £400,000
  2. 2017: £425,000
  3. 2018: £416,000
  4. 2019: £430,000
  5. 2020: £428,000
  6. 2021: £471,000
  7. 2022: £485,000
  8. 2023: £525,000
  9. 2024: £475,000
  10. 2025: £490,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £485,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 23%, from £400,000 in 2016 to £490,000 in 2025, less than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Reading council area

Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. RG4 is the most expensive.

  1. RG4 Reading, this district£485,000
  2. RG2 Reading£401,000
  3. RG30 Reading£340,000
  4. RG1 Reading£295,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of RG4, from the sales in RG4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Kidmore End & Whitchurch 40 sales£840,000
  2. Caversham Heights 242 sales£615,000
  3. Sonning Common 121 sales£540,000
  4. Emmer Green 232 sales£500,000
  5. Caversham 303 sales£407,000
  6. Thames 151 sales£380,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £220,000 for a flat on Meadow Way to £975,000 for a detached house on Tredegar Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in RG4. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 45 Grove RoadSold for £890,000RG4 9RHSold on 23 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 4 Dickens CloseSold for £391,000RG4 5LZSold on 23 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 17 GlyncastleSold for £720,000RG4 7XFSold on 23 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 46 Tredegar RoadSold for £975,000RG4 8QFSold on 22 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 3 Clonmel CloseSold for £436,000RG4 5BFSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 69 Henley RoadSold for £509,300RG4 6DSSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 42B Meadow WaySold for £220,000RG4 5LYSold on 17 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 7 Claydon CourtSold for £280,000RG4 8BQSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  9. Flat 4, Treetops The MountSold for £530,000RG4 7RESold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 9 St Lukes WaySold for £370,000RG4 8QBSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Hemdean Road, Caversham£436,50021 sales
  • Abbotsmead Place, Caversham£237,50020 sales
  • Gosbrook Road, Caversham£338,00017 sales
  • Kidmore Road, Caversham£662,50017 sales
  • Peppard Road, Emmer Green£650,00017 sales

Living in RG4

Crime

45 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 89% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

98% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 77 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,613 a year in Reading for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 91 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in RG4, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A30.3%, England and Wales 0.4%
B313.1%, England and Wales 4.8%
C47948.4%, England and Wales 46.9%
D39640.0%, England and Wales 38.1%
E646.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F121.2%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in RG4, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900767.7%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192913914.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194912612.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196616216.4%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198224024.3%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995818.2%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201113613.8%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later292.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,056 standard sales in RG4 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 18% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.