19 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
About 19 Star Road
19 Star Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 30.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
19 Star Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
19 Star Road 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
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£166,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 June 2006Most recent
£166,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5BG: £380,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 5BG
46 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
Sold Dec 2023
£482,61054 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
Sold Feb 2020
£320,00036 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
Sold Aug 2019
£425,00052 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
Sold Mar 2019
£350,00050 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG
Sold Sept 2018
£365,000
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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
Forge Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







