Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Harlech Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Harlech Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6RN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 107 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 79% above the 2006 sale of £233,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Harlech Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2025
Current Certificate
Jan 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 January 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Harlech Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Harlech Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2006)
£233,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2006Most recent
£233,000
+33.9%over 4 years21 December 2001
£174,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6RN: £390,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 6RN
4 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Sold Feb 2025
£500,00023 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Sold Jun 2022
£400,00032 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Sold Apr 2022
£376,00030 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Sold Jan 2020
£390,00018 Harlech Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RN
Sold Jan 2019
£325,000
Versus other Harlech Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Harlech Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,178
Street avg £3,253
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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.
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
0.3 km
Milestone Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Caversham Park Primary School. 11 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 6RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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