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47 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 47 Blenheim Road

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

47 Blenheim Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £665,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47 Blenheim Road 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.

Price for 47 Blenheim Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£681,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£665,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2021Most recent

    £665,000

    +84.7%over 12 years
  2. 4 May 2009

    £360,000

    +188.0%over 13 years
  3. 22 December 1995

    £125,000

    +58.2%
  4. 2 July 1995

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7RT: £565,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other Blenheim Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

47 Blenheim Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,684

Street avg £4,485

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 139 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 47 Blenheim Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

Queen Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Caversham Primary School. 23 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 7RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 7RT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 7RT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

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 47 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.