Willow View Caversham, Reading
11 addresses across 1 postcode (RG4), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 31010244.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Reading costs £2,613 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Reading, about 2.0 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Caversham Park, is about 810 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Balmore Park Surgery, about 1.6 km away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Reading in 2026-27: Band D £2,613 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,742 | £2,032 | £2,322 | £2,613 | £3,193 | £3,774 | £4,355 | £5,226 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (34% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Lowfield Road, Caversham, Reading: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 70 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 2-4 Send Road, Caversham, Reading: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 37 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG4 6LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reading 14 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Reading West 482,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Earley 426,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest All Hallows Road Caversham | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Caversham Car Park | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Balmore Park Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Markand Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Farnham Drive (Dental Surgery) | 800 m |
| Hospital | Royal Berkshire Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Reading Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Caversham, Caversham Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Caversham Park 16 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mayfield Drive Allotments 4,290 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Caversham Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Caversham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork. | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| The Forbury Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Milestone Wood | Wood | 880 m north-east |
| View Island | Island | 1.4 km south-west |
| Fry's Island | Island | 1.7 km south-west |
| Sonning Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Holy Brook | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Hampstead Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 360 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Caversham Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 640 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| New Bridge Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 930 m | No published inspection |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| The Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Thameside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Caversham Park Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| New Town Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Caversham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Emmer Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature at Caversham RG4 6LB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 40 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Leander Service Station RG4 5LW | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2023 |
| BP Leander Service Station RG4 5DL | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| The Travellers Rest RG4 5DL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Micklands Pre-School RG4 6LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group at Micklands Primary School RG4 6LU | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Micklands Primary school RG4 6LU | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Best One RG1 5LT | Retailers - other | 440 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 23 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (4); On or near Ruskin (4); On or near Copse Avenue (4); On or near Copse End (2); On or near All Hallows Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RG4 6LB: 11 addresses
Nearby streets
Ruskin · Overton Drive · Copse Avenue · Copse End · Martin Cooper Close · Lowfield Farm Cottage · Micklands Road · All Hallows Road · Lower Henley Road · Managua Close · Mayfield Drive · Rossendale Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.