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78d, Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
91 m²
975 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 78d

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2021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

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78d, Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

78d has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£462,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£425,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2017Most recent

    £425,000

    +46.0%over 5 years

  2. 19 June 2012

    £291,000

    +107.9%over 12 years

  3. 29 July 1999

    £140,000

    +61.4%over 1 year

  4. 11 May 1998

    £86,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5BE: £390,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Star Road homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

78d outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,694

Street avg £3,899

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 78d

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£672k

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4 bed2 bath
£711k

1 George Close, Caversham

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4 bed
£462k

1 Ardler Road, Caversham

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3 bed
£453k

1 Douglas Road, Caversham

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3 bed
£452k

1 Clonmel Close, Caversham

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3 bed2 bath
£811k

1 Chiltern Heights, Chiltern Road, Caversham

RG4 5LA

4 bed1 bath
£440k

1 Cromwell Road, Caversham

RG4 5EA

3 bed
£423k

1 Donegal Close, Caversham

RG4 5DT

3 bed1 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

0.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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 78d, Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.