79 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
About 79 Henley Road
79 Henley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £690,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
79 Henley Road has 8 separate extension applications on the council record.
10 applications on record at 79 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
- Sept 2016New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of two detached dwellings with associated hard surfacing and landscaping
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/15/0151
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2018Decision
- ExtensionMay 2018Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£741,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 5 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£690,000
+81.1%over 4 years15 June 2016
£381,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6DS: £475,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG4 6DS
101a, Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Apr 2025
£590,000Flat 4, 91 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Sept 2024
£390,00083 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Jun 2022
£475,00087a, Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Aug 2021
£780,00011 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Mar 2018
£473,000
Versus other Henley Road homes
Price per m²
£4,570
Street avg £4,279
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.2 km
Rufus Isaacs Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







