19 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
About 19 Montague Street
19 Montague Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 131.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 25 EPCs). Last sale on file: £370,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 19 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
- Jan 2006Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use to residential (C3) from use of premises for operation of private hire taxis business given consent in 1974.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PL/05/1307
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseJan 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 15 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£370,000
+116.4%over 15 years12 April 2006
£171,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AU: £388,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 5AU
4 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
Sold Jun 2024
£595,0001 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
Sold Apr 2024
£370,0009 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
Sold May 2023
£388,5005 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
Sold Aug 2019
£330,00012 Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU
Sold Sept 2012
£233,700
Versus other Montague Street homes
Floor Area for 19 Montague Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,211
Street avg £3,263
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







