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Property report — RG4 5BN

Open-data due diligence for RG4 5BN and the area around it.

RG4 5BN in brief: 27 recorded sales (£74,950–£442,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RG4 5BN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RG4 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£437,374

sector RG4 5 · 88 sales

Population

13,699

sector RG4 5

Crimes recorded

69

sector RG4 5 · Apr 26

Schools

3

sector RG4 5

Flood risk

Medium

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

99%

sector RG4 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £74,561, median £67,750 (87 sales)1996: mean £85,379, median £75,000 (135 sales)1997: mean £83,435, median £80,450 (116 sales)1998: mean £101,967, median £93,000 (135 sales)1999: mean £111,774, median £108,000 (149 sales)2000: mean £142,106, median £130,750 (172 sales)2001: mean £154,618, median £140,000 (185 sales)2002: mean £185,701, median £172,500 (158 sales)2003: mean £198,448, median £180,000 (150 sales)2004: mean £207,994, median £196,225 (134 sales)2005: mean £214,821, median £199,123 (144 sales)2006: mean £214,433, median £208,000 (229 sales)2007: mean £242,826, median £227,000 (191 sales)2008: mean £243,640, median £227,500 (75 sales)2009: mean £234,791, median £216,500 (89 sales)2010: mean £270,749, median £240,000 (96 sales)2011: mean £255,733, median £228,500 (97 sales)2012: mean £252,544, median £235,000 (118 sales)2013: mean £252,189, median £239,975 (122 sales)2014: mean £283,128, median £270,000 (139 sales)2015: mean £332,908, median £317,500 (109 sales)2016: mean £384,069, median £356,125 (112 sales)2017: mean £365,483, median £360,000 (110 sales)2018: mean £373,312, median £365,000 (103 sales)2019: mean £397,285, median £358,500 (94 sales)2020: mean £373,397, median £370,000 (89 sales)2021: mean £397,696, median £375,000 (139 sales)2022: mean £422,288, median £411,000 (98 sales)2023: mean £449,426, median £435,000 (105 sales)2024: mean £437,374, median £408,500 (88 sales)2025: mean £434,796, median £435,000 (93 sales)2026: mean £434,886, median £430,500 (22 sales)1995: mean £74,561, median £67,750 (87 sales)1996: mean £85,379, median £75,000 (135 sales)1997: mean £83,435, median £80,450 (116 sales)1998: mean £101,967, median £93,000 (135 sales)1999: mean £111,774, median £108,000 (149 sales)2000: mean £142,106, median £130,750 (172 sales)2001: mean £154,618, median £140,000 (185 sales)2002: mean £185,701, median £172,500 (158 sales)2003: mean £198,448, median £180,000 (150 sales)2004: mean £207,994, median £196,225 (134 sales)2005: mean £214,821, median £199,123 (144 sales)2006: mean £214,433, median £208,000 (229 sales)2007: mean £242,826, median £227,000 (191 sales)2008: mean £243,640, median £227,500 (75 sales)2009: mean £234,791, median £216,500 (89 sales)2010: mean £270,749, median £240,000 (96 sales)2011: mean £255,733, median £228,500 (97 sales)2012: mean £252,544, median £235,000 (118 sales)2013: mean £252,189, median £239,975 (122 sales)2014: mean £283,128, median £270,000 (139 sales)2015: mean £332,908, median £317,500 (109 sales)2016: mean £384,069, median £356,125 (112 sales)2017: mean £365,483, median £360,000 (110 sales)2018: mean £373,312, median £365,000 (103 sales)2019: mean £397,285, median £358,500 (94 sales)2020: mean £373,397, median £370,000 (89 sales)2021: mean £397,696, median £375,000 (139 sales)2022: mean £422,288, median £411,000 (98 sales)2023: mean £449,426, median £435,000 (105 sales)2024: mean £437,374, median £408,500 (88 sales)2025: mean £434,796, median £435,000 (93 sales)2026: mean £434,886, median £430,500 (22 sales) MeanMedian £449,426 £67,750 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in RG4 5, 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2024-10-29£410,00018 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2023-05-25£395,00014 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2023-02-10£442,00012 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2022-06-10£415,0006 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2020-09-10£360,00018 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2020-08-10£390,00015 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2020-04-01£284,50018 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2019-11-15£305,00018 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2019-03-07£357,0006 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2017-01-04£362,50010 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2016-10-28£322,5005 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2016-06-03£312,00012 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2013-08-30£235,0006 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2009-10-05£199,95010 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2009-06-30£160,50020 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
2006-12-22£205,0007 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
2005-09-08£187,00011 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2005-06-06£171,00018 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2004-08-20£169,50021 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2004-04-28£190,00015 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2003-01-17£210,0008 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
2000-12-15£106,0009 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
2000-04-20£117,5007 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
1999-07-28£103,00023 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
1999-07-14£94,50011 TALBOT CLOSETerraced
1997-10-29£74,95023 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached
1997-10-03£77,5007 TALBOT CLOSESemi-detached

27 recorded sales on RG4 5BN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.4 miPrimaryReport card →
Micklands Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →
Thameside Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →
New Town Primary School0.8 miPrimaryReport card →
St John's Church of England Primary School0.9 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Caversham Primary School0.9 miPrimaryGood (2023)

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 (0.7 mi) · MELROSE SURGERY (1.1 mi) · ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (1.2 mi)

Nearest hospitals: P RBH VIRTUAL HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · UCLH OUTREACH: ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL (1.1 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE RED COW PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 82 Star Road, Caversham, Reading (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE OLD COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: MARKAND PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · CAVERSHAM PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BOOTS (0.8 mi)

Nearest stations: Reading (0.8 mi) · Reading West (1.6 mi) · Earley (2.5 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.5 mi) · Waitrose (0.7 mi) · Aldi (0.8 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
39
One-person households
26%
Households with children
33%
Households
5,627

Owned 66% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 19%

Census 2021 (ONS), for RG4 5.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 52 crimesJun 24: 77 crimesJul 24: 60 crimesAug 24: 64 crimesSep 24: 52 crimesOct 24: 67 crimesNov 24: 53 crimesDec 24: 39 crimesJan 25: 62 crimesFeb 25: 58 crimesMar 25: 76 crimesApr 25: 69 crimesMay 25: 64 crimesJun 25: 44 crimesJul 25: 43 crimesAug 25: 47 crimesSep 25: 59 crimesOct 25: 65 crimesNov 25: 63 crimesDec 25: 39 crimesJan 26: 41 crimesFeb 26: 54 crimesMar 26: 50 crimesApr 26: 69 crimes Apr 26: 69 crimes 77 39 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in RG4 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 57/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for RG4 5BN: Medium — 23 properties here fall in an at-risk band (8 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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?

Measure DistrictRG4 SectorRG4 5 PostcodeRG4 5BN
Average sold price£554,282£437,374£246,552
Population47,09413,699
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)9/107/10
Crimes recorded14969
Schools223
Flood riskHighHighMedium
Gigabit broadband86%99%100%
Superfast broadband98%100%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RG4 5); 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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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.