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2 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DH

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
85 m²
917 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Garden House

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

2 Garden House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 85 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (85–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 37.2% above the 2014 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • BalconyYes
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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.

2 Garden House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Garden House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Garden House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£290,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 February 2014Most recent

    £290,000

    +26.1%over 4 years
  2. 28 July 2009

    £230,000

    -8.0%over 6 years
  3. 1 May 2003

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7DH: £450,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other St Peters Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2 Garden House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,405

Street avg £4,343

On par

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Garden House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
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.

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

0.2 km

Highmoor Road Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 7DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.