2 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
About 2 Abbottsleigh Gardens
2 Abbottsleigh Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Abbottsleigh Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 2 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
- May 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/10/0719
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2010Decision
- ConditionsJul 2010Decision
+ 1 more application 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.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2021Most recent
£535,000
+11.5%over 4 years27 April 2017
£480,000
+47.7%over 12 years28 January 2005
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6LA: £570,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in RG4 6LA
15 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
Sold Oct 2024
£575,0003 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
Sold Nov 2023
£570,00011 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
Sold Dec 2019
£330,00016 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
Sold Nov 2018
£595,0004 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LA
Sold Apr 2017
£475,000
Versus other Abbottsleigh Gardens homes
2 Abbottsleigh Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,350
Street avg £3,923
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.4 km
Galsworthy Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Micklands Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







