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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:46 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,588 residentsin the Caversham Balmore Park census areaMedian age 42.23,409 households77% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,193 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: information and communication 14%, education 14%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 30% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPiper's Islandisland · 1.3 miFry's Islandisland · 1.4 miBuck's Streamriver · 1.9 miHoly Brookriver · 2.0 miWhiteknights Lakelake · 3.0 miKing's Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCaversham Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haMapledurham Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 59 haCaversham Court Gardenspark · 1.1 miHill's Meadowpark · 1.3 mi · 4 haEmmer Green Allotmentsallotments · within reachClayfield Copse Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202033 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,535 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Berkshire Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryEmmer Green Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEmmer Green Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCaversham Heights Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryEmmer Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsright hereSecondaryHighdown School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,537 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 410 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationReading1.7 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames3.8 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing23 miBus stops90 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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