What type of property is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA sell for?

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA last sold for £420,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £399,995 in May 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2006 and August 2011, 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA rose from £399,995 to £420,000, a change of £20,005. That works out to roughly +0.9% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in April 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,390 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 6LA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA located?

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

Police records around 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA show an average of 134 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

The closest primary school to 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA is Micklands Primary School (113m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, RG4 6LA is Galsworthy Drive, 382m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1390 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens

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

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 129 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 12 EPCs). On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across 2006–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 44% above the 2011 sale price.

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

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2020

Current Certificate

Apr 2010

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 April 2020

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Abbottsleigh Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£605,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£420,000

Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

15 August 2011Most recent
£420,000
+5.0%over 4 years
10 April 2007
£399,950
11 May 2006
£399,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6LA: £570,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in RG4 6LA

On the street

Versus other Abbottsleigh Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 17 Abbottsleigh Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,253

Street avg £4,098

Strongly below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

0.4 km

Galsworthy Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Micklands Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 6LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 6LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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