Eltham Avenue, Caversham, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Eltham Avenue, Caversham, Reading · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-reading/eltham-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG4 6RQ.

Average price (last 12 months)

£470,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£454,317

5 sales

Price range

£354k – £653k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Nov 2025

RG4 6RQ

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At a glance

House prices£454k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station38 min walkReading station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Eltham Avenue, Caversham, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £470,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £482,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 0 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Eltham Avenue compared

RG4 postcode area£539,801

Reading£377,413

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Eltham Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£482,667	18 Dec 2024
Terraced	1	£353,587	22 May 2017
Semi-detached	1	£470,000	18 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Eltham Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
10, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	18 Nov 2025	£470,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	18 Dec 2024	£653,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	24 Jun 2020	£435,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	3 Jan 2018	£385,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	31 Aug 2017	£401,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	8 Jun 2017	£360,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Eltham Avenue RG4 6RQ	22 May 2017	£353,587	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
2, Eltham Avenue	£401,000 (Aug 2017) → £385,000 (Jan 2018)	-4% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Eltham Avenue

Crime

44 crimes were reported within about a mile of Eltham Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	16
Criminal damage & arson	6
Other theft	5
Anti-social behaviour	4
Burglary	3
Public order	3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Schools near Eltham Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Martin's Catholic Primary School 124 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Caversham Park Primary School 90 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.3 mi
Micklands Primary School 293 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Hill Primary School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Emmer Green Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Caversham Preparatory School 68 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Caversham Nursery School 59 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	1.1 mi
Queen Anne's School 327 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	11–19	Report	1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Reading station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Reading station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Reading West station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Littlestead Close (Opp, Caversham Park Road) 1 min walk
Dumbarton Way (adj 4, Caversham Park Road) 2 min walk
Osterley Drive (adj, Caversham Park Road) 3 min walk
Galsworthy Drive (adj, Lowfield Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Emmer Green Surgery
4 St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, Reading · 1.1 mi
Balmore Park Surgery
59A Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading · 1.4 mi
Melrose Surgery
73 London Road, Reading · 2.2 mi
Abbey Medical Centre
1St Floor, 103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

Budgens Budgens Caversham Reading · 0.7 mi
Tesco Express Esso Tesco Emmer Green Esso Express · 0.8 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Caversham - Henley Road · 0.9 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Caversham · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Emmer Green Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Markand Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
Caversham Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

Farnham Drive (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi
Caversham Heights Dental Practice · 1.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.0%	62.5%
Private rented	14.3%	20.3%
Social rented	1.7%	17.1%
Households	580

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,529

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	92%

Share of homes across Reading with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Eltham Avenue

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Who lives around Eltham Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Reading
White	78.7%	67.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	13%	17.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	3.4%	7.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.9%	5.1%
Other ethnic group	2%	2.9%

Religion

	Here	Reading
Christian	41.1%	39.6%
No religion	40.8%	36.3%
Not answered	6.4%	6.9%
Hindu	4.4%	5%
Muslim	3.9%	8.9%
Buddhist	2%	1.7%
Sikh	1.1%	0.7%
Jewish	0.3%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Reading
Born in the UK	77.9%	66.5%
Born outside the UK	22.1%	33.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Reading
Level 4 qualifications and above	36.8%	40.4%
Level 3 qualifications	18.9%	16.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.4%	10.7%
No qualifications	11.5%	15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.1%	9.1%
Apprenticeship	5.9%	4.1%
Other qualifications	2.4%	3%

General health

	Here	Reading
Very good health	52.4%	51.2%
Good health	33.9%	34.4%
Fair health	11%	10.7%
Bad health	2.1%	2.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Reading
1 car or van in household	42.1%	44.3%
2 cars or vans in household	34.3%	21.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.4%	6.2%
No cars or vans in household	10.2%	28.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Reading.

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