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Lower Caversham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lower Caversham neighbourhood of Reading, England (ONS area Reading 004). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes RG4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG4 5AE.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Lower Caversham is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Reading (3 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £400,000 and flats for £247,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Reading (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Reading, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£400,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£247,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +3% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Lower Caversham sits in Reading

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading
Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 6th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Lower Caversham

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Reading, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Reading, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Reading, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Reading Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 27 min); Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (80 to 87 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Anne's Catholic Primary School 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Nearest state secondary school River Academy 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Lower Caversham

What is the typical house price in Lower Caversham?

£400,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

How does Lower Caversham compare with the rest of Reading?

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Reading with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Reading.

Is Lower Caversham an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Lower Caversham gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lower Caversham?

Reading. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 32 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 27 min); Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (80 to 87 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Lower Caversham?

Nearest state primary school. St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. River Academy. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.