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Caversham Heights · Reading

Caversham Heights: your neighbourhood

Caversham Heights electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 32% across Reading (22.8 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 55.8% here, compared with 40.4% across Reading (15.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 16% across Reading (11.3 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

19.6%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,866 out of 9,533.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

227 out of 9,528.

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People counted in the census

9,531

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,531 out of 9,531.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

55.8%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,185 out of 7,498.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

35.8%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,298 out of 3,623.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.3%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

264 out of 3,623.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,766 out of 7,485.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.9%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,555 out of 7,485.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

106 out of 7,485.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.4%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

631 out of 7,498.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

331 out of 3,622.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24.8%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,860 out of 7,485.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

175 out of 3,622.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Caversham Heights

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

164 out of 7,485.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Caversham Heights ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

239 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 217 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Caversham Heights ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 18 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Caversham Heights
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024214
October 2024223
November 2024240
December 2024191
January 2025140
February 2025142
March 202590
April 2025241
May 2025180
June 2025125
July 2025132
August 2025274
September 2025131
October 2025221
November 2025206
December 2025270
January 2026250
February 2026141
March 2026191
April 2026244
May 2026243
June 2026140
July 2026193
August 2026184
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Caversham Heights
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime116
criminal damage arson26
other theft25
vehicle crime20
public order15
burglary14
other crime10
drugs6
bicycle theft4
theft from the person2
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

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