What kind of home is 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is a detached house.

When did 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX last change hands?

17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX last sold for £305,000 in March 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £64,000 in September 1995, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 1995 and March 2014, 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX rose from £64,000 to £305,000, a change of £241,000. That works out to roughly +8.8% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The current EPC rating for 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in November 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft). That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 6RX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX use?

The latest EPC at 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX in?

17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

Police records around 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX 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.

What schools are near 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The closest primary school to 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is Caversham Park Primary School (575m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The closest bus stop to 17 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is Fraser Avenue, 129m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX

Estimated value

£449,000

Since the 2014 sale (£305,000)+47%
Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)0%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£449,000

Against its 2014 sale (£305,000)+47%
Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)0%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
75 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in RG4 6RX
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2020)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 Elstow Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

31 March 2014Most recent
£305,000
+376.6%over 18 years
7 September 1995
£64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6RX: £450,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in RG4 6RX

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 17 Elstow Avenue

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

17 Elstow Avenue is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 47.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2023

Current Certificate

Nov 2013

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 1 November 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Elstow Avenue 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.

On the street

Versus other Elstow Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Elstow Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,067

Street avg £3,411

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Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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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

0.1 km

Fraser Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Caversham Park Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary575m
The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary661m
St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary694m
Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary730m

Nearest stops

Fraser AvenueBus stop129m
Barnard CloseBus stop191m
Ariel ViewBus stop263m
Cavendish RoadBus stop292m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
Shoplifting372 reports17%
Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
Other Theft178 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 6RX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Elstow Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Elstow Avenue was lodged in November 2013 at band D and expired in November 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Elstow Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 6RX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Elstow Avenue is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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