1a, Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
About 1a
1a is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since May 1998, a hold of 28 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 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 568.9% above the 1998 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 81.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 1998Most recent
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8JH: £425,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG4 8JH
33 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
Sold Jan 2025
£395,00025 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
Sold Dec 2022
£401,60015 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
Sold Nov 2022
£425,00022 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
Sold Aug 2022
£590,0002 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
Sold Aug 2022
£470,000
Versus other Chester Street homes
Price per m² for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£535
Street avg £4,246
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Prospect Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Thameside Primary School. 27 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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB