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

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Garden House

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

5 Garden House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 87 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 85–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 71).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in January 1997. 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 £429,000 sits 260.5% above the 1997 sale of £118,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • GarageSingle

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • ConciergeYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Garden House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£118,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 1997Most recent

    £118,995

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.

On price per m², 5 Garden House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,368

Street avg £4,528

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

1 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham

RG4 7DH

2 bed1 bath
£683k

1 Dovedale Close, Caversham

RG4 7AL

2 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Badgers Rise, Caversham

RG4 7QA

3 bed
£806k

1 Charlotte Close, Caversham

RG4 7BY

2 bed
£644k

1 Ammanford, Caversham

RG4 7XN

3 bed2 bath
£736k

1 Buckside, Caversham

RG4 7AH

3 bed
£805k

1 Carlton Road, Caversham

RG4 7NT

3 bed3 bath
£919k

1 Buxton Avenue, Caversham

RG4 7BT

3 bed
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

0.2 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 5 Garden House, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.