1 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
About 1 Cwmcarn
1 Cwmcarn is a four-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £660,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
1 Cwmcarn's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 Cwmcarn is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
- Aug 2009Tree WorksOutcome in report
Council Sycamore to the rear - removal of one branch, reduction of branches overhanging garden back to previous reduction points; second Council Sycamore to the rear - fell
- Reference
- 091582
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Cwmcarn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 22 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2021Most recent
£660,000
+50.0%over 8 years9 November 2012
£440,000
+8.6%over 6 years13 August 2006
£405,000
+15.7%over 3 years12 December 2002
£350,000
+52.2%over 3 years9 September 1999
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8LE: £450,000 (2018–2010).
Nearby sales in RG4 8LE
17 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
Sold Sept 2018
£553,0003 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
Sold Apr 2018
£572,0005 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
Sold Oct 2012
£445,00019 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
Sold Oct 2011
£450,0004 Cwmcarn, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LE
Sold May 2009
£395,000
Versus other Cwmcarn homes
1 Cwmcarn is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,962
Street avg £4,025
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.5 km
Caversham Rose — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







