23 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
About 23 Fernbrook Road
23 Fernbrook Road is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 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. Today's modelled estimate of £808,000 sits 254.4% above the 1997 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 48.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2026
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Planning history
Planning history at 23 Fernbrook Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 23 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
- Jul 2022Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T2 on TPO 144/06, a mature Norway Spruce - remove part of a large lower branch which extends a considerable way from the trunk of the tree.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 220861
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
23 Fernbrook Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£808,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£228,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 1997Most recent
£228,000
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
Years Held for 23 Fernbrook Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,551
Street avg £4,283
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.1 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







