When did 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ last change hands?

34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ last sold for £146,000 in April 1999, around 27 years ago. Before that, it sold for £134,000 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What council tax band is 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ?

34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ is in council tax band E.

Where is 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ located?

34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ?

Police records around 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ 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 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ?

The closest primary school to 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ is St Anne's Catholic Primary School (661m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kendrick School (1.7km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ?

The closest bus stop to 34 Dickens Close, RG4 5LZ is Amersham Road, 65m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ

Bedrooms

Council tax

Band E

Overview

About 34 Dickens Close

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

34 Dickens Close is a three-bedroom property in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5LZ). It has council tax band E.

Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Dickens Close has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

34 Dickens Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Last sold (1999)

£146,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

14 April 1999Most recent
£146,000
+9.0%
4 December 1998
£134,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5LZ: £365,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RG4 5LZ

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Comparables

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Area

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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

Amersham Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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