1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DR
About 1 Barclose Avenue
1 Barclose Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 4 refused. Last sale on file: £675,000 in October 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Barclose Avenue has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DR
- Mar 2014ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single storey and part two storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 131637
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2014Decision
- ExtensionDec 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Barclose Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2023Most recent
£675,000
+145.9%over 10 years21 December 2012
£274,500
+32.0%over 9 years5 December 2003
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5DR: £345,000 (2017–2007).
Versus other Barclose Avenue homes
1 Barclose Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,720
Street avg £4,426
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Star Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







