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5 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AZ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Briants Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Briants Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 32.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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Everything you need to know about 5 Briants Avenue

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Briants Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£391,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£295,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2021Most recent

    £295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5AZ: £365,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Briants Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Briants Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,471

Street avg £4,533

Strongly below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Briants Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Environmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£417k

1 Field View, Caversham

RG4 5HB

3 bed1 bath
£423k

1 Donegal Close, Caversham

RG4 5DT

3 bed1 bath
£440k

1 Cromwell Road, Caversham

RG4 5EA

3 bed
£452k

1 Clonmel Close, Caversham

RG4 5BF

3 bed2 bath
£453k

1 Douglas Road, Caversham

RG4 5BH

3 bed
£462k

1 Ardler Road, Caversham

RG4 5AE

3 bed
£590k

1 Briants Avenue, Caversham

RG4 5AZ

3 bed2 bath
£705k

1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham

RG4 5DR

3 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Reading report

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

0.0 km

Montague Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 5AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 5AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Briants Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.