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12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL

2 planning records

Estimated value

£940,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£940,000)0%
  • Against RG4 8NL's recent median (£765,000)+23%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£940,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£940,000)0%
  • Against RG4 8NL's recent median (£765,000)+23%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Balmore Drive is modelled from its 182 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8NL. 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

    182 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in RG4 8NL

    5 sales, median £765,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Balmore Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2025Most recent

    £940,000

    +127.1%over 17 years

  2. 19 March 2008

    £414,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8NL: £765,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL. 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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Overview

About 12 Balmore Drive

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

12 Balmore Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8NL). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £940,000 in July 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 February 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Balmore Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL

2decisions2extensions9documents6nearby
  1. Nov 2014
    Extension
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey rear and side extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    141462
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Balmore Drive homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 12 Balmore Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,165

Street avg £5,133

On par

Floor Area

182 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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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.
Full Reading report

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

0.2 km

Balmore Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Caversham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary327m
  • St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary764m
  • The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary768m
  • Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary912m

Nearest stops

  • Balmore DriveBus stop186m
  • Victoria RoadBus stop277m
  • Newlands AvenueBus stop312m
  • Queen StreetBus stop355m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

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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 8NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 8NL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8NL

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
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Balmore Drive is modelled from its 182 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8NL. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 12 Balmore Drive. 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 12 Balmore Drive was lodged in February 2025 at band C and is valid until February 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 12 Balmore Drive. 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 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 8NL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
12 Balmore Drive is in council tax band F. 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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