29 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
About 29 Fernbrook Road
29 Fernbrook Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 111 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£663/sq ft) was about 157.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £792,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
29 Fernbrook Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
29 Fernbrook Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 29 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
- May 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part double-storey/part single-storey rear and side extension including internal alterations.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/24/0483
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£792,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 January 2021Most recent
£792,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7HG: £760,000 (2025–2017).
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
£1,010,00025 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG
Sold Jul 2017
£770,000
Versus other Fernbrook Road homes
Price per m² for 29 Fernbrook Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,140
Street avg £3,934
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







