30 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
About 30 Briants Avenue
30 Briants Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
30 Briants Avenue has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 30 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
- Mar 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Replacement of existing porch with a double-storey extension. New double-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/21/1484
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJan 2024Decision
- Loft ConversionJan 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AS: £350,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG4 5AS
65 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
Sold Aug 2025
£332,50057 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
Sold Feb 2025
£350,00061 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
Sold May 2024
£382,00046 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
Sold May 2023
£375,00052 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AS
Sold Oct 2022
£350,000
Versus other Briants Avenue homes
30 Briants Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,589
Street avg £3,745
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Star Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







