What type of property is 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX last change hands?

18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX last sold for £325,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The current EPC rating for 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

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

Where is 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX located?

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

How safe is the area around 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

Police records around 18 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.

Which schools serve 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The closest primary school to 18 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 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX?

The closest bus stop to 18 Elstow Avenue, RG4 6RX is Fraser Avenue, 129m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX

Estimated value

£414,000

Since the 2020 sale (£325,000)+27%
Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)-8%

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

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

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

£414,000

Against its 2020 sale (£325,000)+27%
Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
89 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in RG4 6RX
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2015)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

13 August 2020Most recent
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6RX: £450,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in RG4 6RX

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 18 Elstow Avenue

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

18 Elstow Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 27.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs). Sold August 2020 for £325,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Jun 2019

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 June 2029

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 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.

18 Elstow Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,652

Street avg £3,443

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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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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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 18 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for 18 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 18 Elstow Avenue was lodged in June 2019 at band D and is valid until June 2029. 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 18 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: 18 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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