1 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
About 1 Derby Road
1 Derby Road is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 24.8% below the 2016 sale of £750,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 27 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. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Energy performance
1 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 April 2025
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Planning history
1 Derby Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
12 applications on record at 1 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
- Mar 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to provide additional record storage and admin. room.
- Reference
- PL/03/1202
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2018Decision
- ExtensionMay 2018Decision
+ 9 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Derby Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 2016Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5HE: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 5HE
Maple House, Flat 2, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Mar 2025
£350,00019 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Oct 2023
£1,010,000Maple House, Flat 4, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Oct 2023
£230,00017 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Jul 2023
£960,000Flat 5, 13 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Jun 2021
£420,000
Versus other Derby Road homes
On price per m², 1 Derby Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,725
Street avg £3,318
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 242 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Balmore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







