Affluence in RG4 8ES
How RG4 8ES ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Caversham Emmer Green
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
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How well off RG4 8ES is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG4 8ES area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Employment8.0
- Income9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.1% of adults in the RG4 8ES area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.9% of adults in the RG4 8ES area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.1% of adults in the RG4 8ES area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG4 8ES (Caversham Emmer Green) (about 1,436 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.