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12 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Derby Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Derby Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £401,000 in August 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 122.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

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
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • ParkingYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Derby Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Mid 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 12 Derby Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

2 applications on record at 12 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY

2decisions2documents
  1. Oct 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Lawson cypress - TPO 155/06. Crown lift spruce tree to a height of approx. 6m from the floor.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    PL/22/1268
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Derby Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£401,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£401,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 2024Most recent

    £401,000

    +14.6%over 3 years
  2. 2 June 2021

    £350,000

    +2.9%over 1 year
  3. 10 January 2020

    £340,000

    +18.1%over 4 years
  4. 29 April 2015

    £288,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5EY: £280,000 (2021–2014).

On the street

Versus other Derby Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Derby Road lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Rufus Isaacs Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 5EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 5EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.