12 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
About 12 Chaucer Close
12 Chaucer Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8PA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 26.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 12 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
- Aug 2021PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension, Removal of existing entrance canopy, Erection of porch, Replacement windows, New door (replacing window) to provide access into front garden, New cladding to ground floors southern elevation providing insulated walls.
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 210241
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchAug 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Chaucer Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 15 years.
£309,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2016Most recent
£309,000
+135.9%over 14 years16 February 2002
£131,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8PA: £305,000 (2019–2015).
Nearby sales in RG4 8PA
5 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
Sold Feb 2019
£275,0009 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
Sold May 2018
£332,50011 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
Sold Nov 2017
£320,00019 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
Sold May 2014
£250,0008 Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PA
Sold May 2011
£183,000
Versus other Chaucer Close homes
On epc rating, 12 Chaucer Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,863
Street avg £3,461
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Highdown School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







