20 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
About 20 Fairfax Close
20 Fairfax Close is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £845,000 sits 291.2% above the 1999 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 57.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 166 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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Planning history
20 Fairfax Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Double two storey extensions to front of dwelling
- Reference
- PL/04/0403
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Fairfax Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 1 year.
£216,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
5 February 1999Most recent
£216,000
+18.0%over 1 year25 September 1997
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6DA: £660,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG4 6DA
18 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
Sold May 2025
£730,00032 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
Sold Mar 2025
£470,00014 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
Sold Mar 2025
£600,00027 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
Sold Jan 2025
£792,5001 Fairfax Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DA
Sold Sept 2023
£660,500
Versus other Fairfax Close homes
20 Fairfax Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,301
Street avg £4,923
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Rufus Isaacs Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







