Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in RG1 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

60 recorded sales on RG1 8BY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: BALMORE PARK SURGERY (0.5 mi) · CHATHAM STREET SURGERY (0.6 mi) · ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: BATH ROAD DAY HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · DUNEDIN HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · SPIRE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT (1.0 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: Caversham War Memorial (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BUCKSIDE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BUCKSIDE BUCKSIDE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · CAVERSHAM PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Reading (0.5 mi) · Reading West (0.8 mi) · Tilehurst (2.2 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.6 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age

33

One-person households

33%

Households with children

27%

Households

4,380

Owned 33% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 53%

Census 2021 (ONS), for RG1 8.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in RG1 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 90/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RG1 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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