32 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
About 32 Dickens Close
32 Dickens Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold February 2022 for £437,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
32 Dickens Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
32 Dickens Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£437,500
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2022Most recent
£437,500
+6.7%over 3 years15 February 2019
£410,000
+64.0%over 5 years7 August 2013
£250,000
+83.8%over 14 years16 December 1998
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5LZ: £327,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 5LZ
5 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Sold Nov 2025
£325,00024 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Sold Oct 2024
£325,0004 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Sold May 2024
£365,00038 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Sold Oct 2021
£450,00018 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Sold Sept 2021
£327,000
Versus other Dickens Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 32 Dickens Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,089
Street avg £3,584
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Amersham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







