21 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
About 21 Buxton Avenue
21 Buxton Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £669,000 sits 282.3% above the 2001 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Buxton Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 21 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
- Jul 2003ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to dwelling
- Reference
- 030258
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 Buxton Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2001Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7BT: £729,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG4 7BT
51 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
Sold Feb 2024
£1,210,00027 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
Sold Jun 2021
£732,00041 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
Sold Aug 2019
£615,00043 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
Sold Apr 2019
£450,0009 Buxton Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BT
Sold Aug 2018
£729,000
Versus other Buxton Avenue homes
21 Buxton Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,159
Street avg £4,216
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
St Andrews Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Caversham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







