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Reading 004A

Neighbourhood

North east Reading. 1,859 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Reading 004A is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
10.0
Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£307,500
Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,806
Joint 9,681st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Reading 004A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Reading 004AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1.9 to 44.6. The middle area is 17.4. Reading 004A is 10.0.
10.026th least deprived
Median sale price85 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Reading85 areas from £182,500 to £830,500. The middle area is £352,500. Reading 004A is £307,500.
£307,50025th cheapest
Population100 neighbourhoods, Reading · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 1,213 to 3,551. The middle area is 1,688. Reading 004A is 1,806.
1,80630th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage100 neighbourhoods, Reading · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Reading100 areas from 62.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Reading 004A is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 44th lowest

Is Reading 004A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Reading 004A at a rate of 187.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across Lower Caversham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Reading 004A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (189), violence and sexual offences (50) and other crime (47).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Reading

These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Reading and not Reading 004A alone. See Reading

Average house price
£350,501
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,700
126th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
183,762
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Reading 004A in brief

Reading 004A has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Reading 004A was £307,500 in 2025.

Reading 004A had 1,806 usual residents at the census.

In Reading 004A, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.