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8 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX

Estimated value

£591,000

  • Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)+31%

Newest record on this page: April 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
6
From EPC
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
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

£591,000

  • Against RG4 6RX's recent median (£450,000)+31%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a 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

    138 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2025

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in RG4 6RX

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Elstow Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 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
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Elstow Avenue

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

8 Elstow Avenue is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 April 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Elstow Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Elstow Avenue has no planning applications on record.

7

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.

On floor area, 8 Elstow Avenue stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

65 (D)

Street avg 63 (D)

On par

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
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%

Go deeper on the local area

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 road noise heatmap for RG4 6RX

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Elstow Avenue is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a 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. No sale is recorded for 8 Elstow Avenue, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 8 Elstow Avenue was lodged in April 2025 at band D and is valid until April 2035. 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 8 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
8 Elstow Avenue is in council tax band E. 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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