What kind of home is 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL last sold for £765,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

The current EPC rating for 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL use?

The latest EPC at 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL in?

8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

Police records around 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL show an average of 134 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

The closest primary school to 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL is Caversham Primary School (327m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (912m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL?

The closest bus stop to 8 Balmore Drive, RG4 8NL is Balmore Drive, 186m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL

Swimming poolExtendable

Estimated value

£799,000

Since the 2022 sale (£765,000)+4%
Against RG4 8NL's recent median (£775,000)+3%

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

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£799,000

Against its 2022 sale (£765,000)+4%
Against RG4 8NL's recent median (£775,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Balmore Drive is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
112 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in RG4 8NL
5 sales, median £775,000 (2025–2021)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

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 in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

18 May 2022Most recent
£765,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8NL: £775,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RG4 8NL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 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
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Overview

About 8 Balmore Drive

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

8 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 1930-1949 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. 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 (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£635/sq ft) was about 70.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £765,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
Swimming poolYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Balmore Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 March 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

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

8 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.

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.

8 Balmore Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,830

Street avg £5,058

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 127 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

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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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· 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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Method

How to read this page

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 8 Balmore Drive is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for 8 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 8 Balmore Drive was lodged in March 2022 at band D and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 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: 8 Balmore Drive is in council tax band E. 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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