37 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
About 37 Briants Avenue
37 Briants Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 March 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 37 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
- May 2009PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
New porch and single storey pitched roof rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/09/0669
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 24 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2025Most recent
£400,000
-7.3%over 2 years2 July 2023
£431,500
+21.1%over 7 years31 May 2016
£356,250
+161.9%over 13 years13 June 2002
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AY: £365,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in RG4 5AY
23 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
Sold May 2026
£365,00012 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
Sold Dec 2024
£400,00035 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
Sold Aug 2024
£428,00029 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
Sold Sept 2022
£334,99210 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AY
Sold May 2022
£330,500
Versus other Briants Avenue homes
On years held, 37 Briants Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,938
Street avg £4,126
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Montague Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







