4 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BS
About 4 Star Road
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
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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
- 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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Star Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£775,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 26 years.
£744,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 26 years.
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
Versus other Star Road homes
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
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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
0.7 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







