Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
53 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£519,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£450,000)+15%
- Against RG4 5AL's recent median (£355,500)+46%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£519,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£450,000)+15%
- Against RG4 5AL's recent median (£355,500)+46%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 53 St Johns Road is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
106 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in RG4 5AL
5 sales, median £355,500 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Price for 53 St Johns Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
14 December 2020Most recent
£450,000
+30.4%over 6 years17 July 2014
£345,000
+48.4%over 5 years19 December 2008
£232,500
+183.5%over 12 years9 October 1996
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AL: £355,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 5AL
55 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
Sold Jul 2025
£375,00045 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
Sold Jun 2025
£254,08536 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
Sold Oct 2024
£310,00040 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
Sold Jul 2024
£433,60034 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL
Sold Jan 2024
£355,500
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 53 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 53 St Johns Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 St Johns Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 15.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 53 St Johns Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
53 St Johns Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other St Johns Road homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 53 St Johns Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,245
Street avg £3,789
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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.
Crime
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Star Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary250m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary605m
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Star InnBus stop207m
- St Johns RoadBus stop218m
- Washington RoadBus stop244m
- Montague StreetBus stop253m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
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 RG4 5AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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
- The estimate for 53 St Johns Road is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 53 St Johns Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 53 St Johns Road was lodged in August 2020 at band D and is valid until August 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 53 St Johns 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 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 5AL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 53 St Johns Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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