Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Listed building5 sales on record10 planning records
Estimated value
£785,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£744,000)+6%
- Against RG4 5BS's recent median (£468,000)+68%
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
217 m²
2336 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£785,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£744,000)+6%
- Against RG4 5BS's recent median (£468,000)+68%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Star Road is modelled from its 217 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
217 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in RG4 5BS
5 sales, median £468,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 10 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 4 Star Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£744,000
+55.0%over 11 years30 October 2009
£480,000
+33.7%over 7 years30 April 2002
£359,000
+66.2%over 4 years4 February 1998
£216,000
+71.4%over 2 years11 July 1995
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5BS: £468,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 5BS
10 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Sold Nov 2024
£480,00012 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Sold Sept 2023
£468,0002c, Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Sold Jul 2022
£440,00014 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Sold May 2022
£490,0008 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
Sold Jun 2021
£470,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 4 Star Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Star Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £744,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Star Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
Current Certificate
Apr 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 April 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
10 applications on record at 4 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
10decisions4extensions97documents
Flagged:DemolitionListed building
- Dec 2004ConversionHeritageOutcome in report
Conversion of existing store to shower room at the rear on the first floor
- Reference
- PL/04/1188
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2018Decision
- ConditionsAug 2018Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Versus other Star Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Star Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,429
Street avg £3,682
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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.
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
Forge Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary654m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary895m
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Forge CloseBus stop66m
- Montague StreetBus stop187m
- Amersham RoadBus stop191m
- St Johns RoadBus stop345m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 5BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 4 Star Road is modelled from its 217 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5BS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 4 Star Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Star Road was lodged in April 2014 at band D and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 10 applications are matched to 4 Star Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 5BS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 4 Star Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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