6 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
About 6 Balmore Drive
6 Balmore Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8NL). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£601/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Balmore Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£789,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8NL: £765,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 8NL
21 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
£765,00030 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold Nov 2021
£775,00036 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL
Sold Mar 2021
£600,000
Versus other Balmore Drive homes
6 Balmore Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,473
Street avg £5,020
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 km
Balmore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Caversham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







