Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
172 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ
10 planning records
Last sold (2019)
£600,000
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- RG1 8AZ recent median£725,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in RG1 8AZ
5 sales, median £725,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 10 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
172 Caversham Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Sales timeline
29 May 2019Most recent
£600,000
+110.5%over 17 years10 June 2001
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 8AZ: £725,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG1 8AZ
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 172 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 172 Caversham Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
172 Caversham Road is a property in Reading (RG1 8AZ).
10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £600,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 172 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
172 Caversham Road has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
10 applications on record at 172 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ
10decisions16documents3nearby
Flagged:HMO conversionChange of use
- Mar 2002Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Conversion of rear garden to small car park.Change of use-residential to lodging accommodation(9 rooms) Now to be sleeping quarters rented out on a nightly basis to contract staff who come by public transport.No cooking facilities.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PL/01/0703
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOAug 2019Decision
- HMOAug 2019Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
623/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Moderation — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
E P Collier Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary200m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary447m
- Civitas AcademyPrimary775m
- River AcademySecondary818m
Nearest stops
- The ModerationBus stop110m
- Swansea RoadBus stop158m
- Thames Promenade car parkBus stop296m
- Bridge Street CavershamBus stop331m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,065 reports33%
- Shoplifting1,458 reports16%
- Anti-social Behaviour868 reports9%
- Public Order811 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 8AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 172 Caversham Road because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in RG1 8AZ.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 172 Caversham Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 172 Caversham Road. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 10 applications are matched to 172 Caversham Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG1 8AZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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