Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Carvell House, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TU
1 planning record
Estimated value
£1,054,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£1,085,000)-3%
- Against RG4 6TU's recent median (£620,000)+70%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£1,054,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£1,085,000)-3%
- Against RG4 6TU's recent median (£620,000)+70%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Carvell House is modelled from its 184 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6TU. 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
184 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in RG4 6TU
5 sales, median £620,000 (2020–2004)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Carvell House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
23 October 2025Most recent
£1,085,000
+66.9%over 8 years8 December 2016
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6TU: £620,000 (2020–2004).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Carvell House, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn 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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About Carvell House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Carvell House is a semi-detached house in Sonning Eye, Reading, Reading (RG4 6TU). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.
A recent sale: £1,085,000 in October 2025. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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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.
Carvell House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 June 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Carvell House, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Carvell House, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TU
1decisions1extensions16documents7nearby
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P19/S4537/HH
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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
0.7 km
Playhatch Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Sonning Church of England Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
Nearest stops
- Playhatch RoundaboutBus stop699m
- Garden CentreBus stop785m
- High StreetBus stop1.1km
- High StreetBus stop1.1km
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 6TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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21st centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Carvell House is modelled from its 184 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6TU. 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 Carvell House. 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 Carvell House was lodged in June 2024 at band E and is valid until June 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Carvell House. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 6TU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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