Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£493,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£435,000)+13%
- Against RG4 8JH's recent median (£425,000)+16%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£493,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£435,000)+13%
- Against RG4 8JH's recent median (£425,000)+16%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Chester Street is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8JH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
101 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2010
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in RG4 8JH
5 sales, median £425,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 3 Chester Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
18 March 2016Most recent
£435,000
+51.7%over 4 years2 December 2011
£286,750
+9.4%over 7 years26 July 2004
£262,000
+120.3%over 5 years2 March 1999
£118,950
+30.0%over 2 years8 August 1996
£91,500
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
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Chester Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Chester Street is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 101 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 13.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Chester Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2020
Current Certificate
Dec 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 December 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Chester Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Chester Street has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Chester Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 3 Chester Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,308
Street avg £4,047
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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.
Crime
134/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.
Nearest schools
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary353m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary496m
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary545m
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary779m
Nearest stops
- Prospect StreetBus stop80m
- Caversham LibraryBus stop95m
- Church StreetBus stop136m
- Hemdean HillBus stop146m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 8JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Chester Street is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8JH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 3 Chester Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Chester Street was lodged in December 2010 at band E and expired in December 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Chester Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 8JH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Chester Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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