17 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
About 17 Derby Road
17 Derby Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 357 m² (around 3843 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 357 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,071,000 is 11.6% above the 2023 sale price. Sold July 2023 for £960,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
- Swimming poolYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Derby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Derby Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 17 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
- Jul 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a 2 storey side extension to dwelling.
- Reference
- PL/02/0073
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionNov 2015Decision
- Garage ConversionNov 2015Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
17 Derby Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,071,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£960,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 July 2023Most recent
£960,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5HE: £420,000 (2025–2020).
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
£230,000Flat 5, 13 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Jun 2021
£420,00021 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Sold Aug 2020
£662,000
Versus other Derby Road homes
Floor Area for 17 Derby Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,689
Street avg £3,824
Floor Area
357 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
3/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







