3 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
About 3 Nelson Road
3 Nelson Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £446,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 128.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Nelson Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 3 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
- Mar 2025ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extensions
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/25/0415
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Nelson Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 18 years.
£446,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£446,000
+11.5%over 2 years19 November 2021
£400,000
+13.4%over 3 years16 September 2018
£352,840
+19.6%over 4 years30 March 2014
£295,000
+26.1%over 3 years6 July 2010
£234,000
+28.2%over 3 years9 August 2006
£182,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AT: £375,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in RG4 5AT
13 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
Sold Oct 2022
£375,00011 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
Sold Sept 2022
£425,50017 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
Sold Mar 2021
£420,000Richard Neville Court, Flat 18, Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
Sold Mar 2021
£160,00025 Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT
Sold Apr 2016
£345,000
Versus other Nelson Road homes
3 Nelson Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,194
Street avg £3,465
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Montague Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







