8 Abingdon Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RU
About 8 Abingdon Drive
8 Abingdon Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 35.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
8 Abingdon Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 May 2025
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Planning history
8 Abingdon Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 8 Abingdon Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RU
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/16/0194
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2021Decision
- ExtensionSept 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
8 Abingdon Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2015Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6RU: £290,000 (2018–2003).
Versus other Abingdon Drive homes
8 Abingdon Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,556
Street avg £2,888
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fraser Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Caversham Park Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







