78d, Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
About 78d
78d is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 975 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 91 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 56 EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
78d's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 November 2021
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Planning history
78d has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
78d has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2017Most recent
£425,000
+46.0%over 5 years19 June 2012
£291,000
+107.9%over 12 years29 July 1999
£140,000
+61.4%over 1 year11 May 1998
£86,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5BE: £390,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 5BE
49 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
Sold Aug 2025
£413,00047 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
Sold Mar 2025
£390,00096 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
Sold Jan 2025
£310,00094 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
Sold Oct 2024
£315,00082 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE
Sold Sept 2024
£460,000
Versus other Star Road homes
78d outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,694
Street avg £3,899
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
Montague Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







