43a, Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
About 43a
43a is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 sits 67.7% above the 2010 sale of £393,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 110 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
43a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
43a has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
13 applications on record at 43a, Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
- May 2017RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Removal of cement render to first floors level and impermeable masonrypaint to all external elevations and replacement with lime render and mineral paint finish.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/17/0503
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJan 2025Decision
- ExtensionJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£393,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2010Most recent
£393,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7AG: £706,550 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in RG4 7AG
43 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
Sold Jun 2025
£1,050,00035 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
Sold Jun 2020
£706,55031 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
Sold Mar 2013
£530,00031a, Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
Sold Feb 2013
£322,50037 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG
Sold Oct 2002
£249,995
Versus other Church Road homes
EPC Rating for 43a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,574
Street avg £3,018
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bridge Street Caversham — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Thameside Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







