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. Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2022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
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 June 2022
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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.
£737,000
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
134/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







