Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Last sold (2008)
£420,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- RG4 8NL recent median£765,000
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Bedrooms
4
Council tax
Band F
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2008
Recent sales in RG4 8NL
5 sales, median £765,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | 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.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Sales timeline
21 January 2008Most recent
£420,000
+52.7%over 6 years17 December 2001
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8NL: £765,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG4 8NL
12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold Jul 2025
£940,00021 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold May 2025
£711,00014 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold Sept 2022
£800,0008 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold May 2022
£765,0006 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold Mar 2022
£725,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 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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About 3 Balmore Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Balmore Drive is a four-bedroom property in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8NL). It has council tax band F. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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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.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Balmore Drive has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
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.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 3 Balmore Drive because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in RG4 8NL.
- 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 3 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
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 3 Balmore Drive. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 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
- 3 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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