Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
6 sales on record
Estimated value
£218,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£185,000)+18%
- Against RG4 5DD's recent median (£375,000)-42%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
519 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£218,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£185,000)+18%
- Against RG4 5DD's recent median (£375,000)-42%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Alston Walk is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5DD. 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
48 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2010
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in RG4 5DD
5 sales, median £375,000 (2026–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Sales timeline
8 December 2020Most recent
£185,000
+37.0%over 9 years25 November 2011
£135,000
-3.5%over 5 years26 October 2006
£139,950
+14.7%over 2 years3 June 2004
£122,000
+43.5%over 3 years31 August 2000
£85,000
+73.5%over 3 years21 March 1997
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5DD: £375,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in RG4 5DD
19 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
Sold Jun 2026
£375,00012 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
Sold Aug 2024
£375,00047 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
Sold Nov 2022
£293,00015 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
Sold Jul 2022
£400,00030 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD
Sold Feb 2022
£350,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD. 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 1 Alston Walk
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Alston Walk is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold December 2020 for £185,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 17.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront
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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.
1 Alston Walk'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 08 Dec 2020
Current Certificate
Dec 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 December 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Alston Walk, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Alston Walk has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Alston Walk homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Alston Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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
Ian Mikardo Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Micklands Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary767m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary887m
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Ian Mikardo WayBus stop140m
- Nire RoadBus stop264m
- Amersham RoadBus stop270m
- The SlopesBus stop298m
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 5DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
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 1 Alston Walk is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5DD. 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. 6 sales are recorded for 1 Alston Walk. 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 1 Alston Walk was lodged in December 2010 at band D and expired in December 2020, 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. None is matched to 1 Alston Walk. 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 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 5DD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Alston Walk is in council tax band B. 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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