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8 Darell Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AY

3 sales on record13 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
183 m²
1970 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Darell Road

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

8 Darell Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 183 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (237 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £1,050,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
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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.

8 Darell Road'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 12 Nov 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Darell Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Darell Road has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

13 applications on record at 8 Darell Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AY

13decisions3extensions18documents
  1. May 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of a first floor front extension, a first floor rear extension and a single storey rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/06/0770
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Darell Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,059,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,050,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £1,050,000

    +25.0%over 6 years

  2. 27 March 2015

    £840,000

    +189.7%over 17 years

  3. 12 August 1997

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7AY: £1,125,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Darell Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Darell Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,738

Street avg £3,830

Strongly above

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 229 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

Below
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.4m

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£1.8m

1 Dellwood Park, Caversham

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5 bed5 bath
£796k

1 Blenheim Road, Caversham

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4 bed2 bath
£674k

1 Crispin Close, Caversham

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4 bed
£660k

1 Chazey Heath, Mapledurham

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4 bed2 bath
£631k

1 Atterbury Gardens, Caversham

RG4 7HW

4 bed
£919k

1 Buxton Avenue, Caversham

RG4 7BT

3 bed
£805k

1 Carlton Road, Caversham

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3 bed3 bath
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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Darell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Caversham Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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 7AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 7AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 7AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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