What type of property is 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX last sold for £250,000 in February 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £127,000 in March 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 2000 and February 2011, 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX rose from £127,000 to £250,000, a change of £123,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

The current EPC rating for 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in November 2010. It has dropped from a E recorded in November 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (918 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX located?

5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

Police records around 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

The closest primary school to 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX is Micklands Primary School (585m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.6km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX?

The closest bus stop to 5 Banbury Gardens, RG4 5HX is Chiltern Road, 123m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

85 m²

918 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Banbury Gardens

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

5 Banbury Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 918 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 79.6% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms3

Outside

DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Banbury Gardens 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 25 Nov 2020

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2010

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Banbury Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Banbury Gardens has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Banbury Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£449,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

18 February 2011Most recent
£250,000
+19.9%over 5 years
18 August 2005
£208,500
+64.2%over 5 years
28 March 2000
£127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5HX: £430,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in RG4 5HX

On the street

Versus other Banbury Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Banbury Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,931

Street avg £4,804

Below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Reading report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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