217 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8BB
About 217 Caversham Road
217 Caversham Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £485,000 in March 2026. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 100.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Energy performance
217 Caversham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 July 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Hot water efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 217 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8BB
- Sept 2015AdvertisingOutcome in report
Approximate size (maximum) 3 metres high, six metres long static billboard attached to an end terraced wall.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/15/1125
- More recent applications — locked
- ApplicationSept 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 217 Caversham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2026Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 8BB: £465,000 (2017–2013).
Nearby sales in RG1 8BB
Versus other Caversham Road homes
217 Caversham Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,392
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB