3 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
About 3 Banbury Gardens
3 Banbury Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £545,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£556/sq ft) was about 107.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Banbury Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Banbury Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 3 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
- Jan 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/18/2121
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Banbury Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 8 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2025Most recent
£545,000
+61.2%over 8 years9 August 2017
£338,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5HX: £430,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in RG4 5HX
12 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
Sold Jul 2023
£520,00010 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
Sold Dec 2022
£430,0006 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
Sold Sept 2020
£360,0005 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
Sold Feb 2011
£250,0009 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX
Sold Jun 2010
£284,950
Versus other Banbury Gardens homes
Price per m² for 3 Banbury Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,989
Street avg £4,192
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Chiltern Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Micklands Primary School. 26 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







