8 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
About 8 Balliol Road
8 Balliol Road is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 283 m² (around 3046 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 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. At 283 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,211,000 sits 521% above the 1997 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 81.6% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
8 Balliol Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Balliol Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
8 applications on record at 8 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and rear single storey extension
- Reference
- PL/03/1161
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentDec 2018Decision
- AmendmentDec 2018Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Balliol Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 1997Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7DT: £830,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in RG4 7DT
4 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
Sold Nov 2023
£885,0009 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
Sold Aug 2022
£1,140,0007 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
Sold Feb 2021
£830,0006 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
Sold Apr 2014
£740,00010 Balliol Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DT
Sold May 2011
£693,000
Versus other Balliol Road homes
8 Balliol Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£689
Street avg £4,891
Floor Area
283 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.5 km
Harrogate Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Heights Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







