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38 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£530,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£450,000)+18%
  • Against RG4 5LZ's recent median (£327,000)+62%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£530,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£450,000)+18%
  • Against RG4 5LZ's recent median (£327,000)+62%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 38 Dickens Close is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5LZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    106 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in RG4 5LZ

    5 sales, median £327,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 38 Dickens Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2021Most recent

    £450,000

    +143.2%over 20 years

  2. 19 April 2001

    £185,000

    +33.1%over 2 years

  3. 27 November 1998

    £139,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5LZ: £327,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 38 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Environmental risk flaggedIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 38 Dickens Close

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

38 Dickens Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 March 2031

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 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.

On the street

Versus other Dickens Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Dickens Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,245

Street avg £3,574

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
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

134/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.

Nearest schools

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary661m
  • Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary950m
  • Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • New Town Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

  • Amersham RoadBus stop65m
  • Forge CloseBus stop125m
  • Montague StreetBus stop167m
  • Star InnBus stop298m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

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 5LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 5LZ

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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 38 Dickens Close is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 5LZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 38 Dickens Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 38 Dickens Close was lodged in March 2021 at band C and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 38 Dickens Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 5LZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
38 Dickens Close is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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