87a, Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
About 87a
87a is a four-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £972,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £780,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
87a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 87a, Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
- Feb 2022ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory extension and formation of a balcony roof terrace over existing flat roof extension
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 211847
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£972,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£780,000
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
£475,00079 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Jun 2021
£690,00011 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS
Sold Mar 2018
£473,000
Versus other Henley Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 87a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,105
Street avg £4,337
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







