12 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
About 12 Fernbrook Road
12 Fernbrook Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 39.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Fernbrook Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
8 applications on record at 12 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/15/0074
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2017Decision
- AmendmentMar 2017Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
12 Fernbrook Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 2014Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7HG: £760,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 7HG
3 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Aug 2025
£740,0009 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Jul 2025
£700,0005 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Jul 2025
£760,00019 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Jul 2024
£1,010,00029 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Jan 2021
£792,500
Versus other Fernbrook Road homes
12 Fernbrook Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,269
Street avg £4,051
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Fernbrook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Heights Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







