What type of property is 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN?

5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN last change hands?

5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN last sold for £418,000 in January 2022, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £155,000 in May 2001, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2001 and January 2022, 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN rose from £155,000 to £418,000, a change of £263,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN?

5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 8PN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN?

5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN located?

5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN sits in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

Is 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN 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.

Which schools serve 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN?

The closest primary school to 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN is Caversham Primary School (415m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (510m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN?

The closest bus stop to 5 Grove Hill, RG4 8PN is Grove Hill, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Grove Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PN

Estimated value

£476,000

Since the 2022 sale (£418,000)+14%
Against RG4 8PN's recent median (£600,000)-21%

Newest record on this page: November 2022. 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

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

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

£476,000

Against its 2022 sale (£418,000)+14%
Against RG4 8PN's recent median (£600,000)-21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Grove Hill is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8PN. 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
78 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in RG4 8PN
5 sales, median £600,000 (2022–2019)

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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.

5 Grove Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Sales timeline

5 January 2022Most recent
£418,000
+169.7%over 20 years
15 May 2001
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8PN: £600,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in RG4 8PN

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Grove Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 5 Grove Hill

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

5 Grove Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8PN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 125.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £418,000. 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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 October 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Grove Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Grove Hill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,359

Street avg £3,184

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above

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

0.1 km

Grove Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Caversham Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary415m
Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary510m
Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary787m
The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary865m

Nearest stops

Grove HillBus stop101m
Grove HillBus stop150m
Grove HillBus stop164m
Rotherfield WayBus stop234m

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 8PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Method

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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 5 Grove Hill is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8PN. 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 5 Grove Hill. 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 5 Grove Hill was lodged in October 2021 at band D and is valid until October 2031. 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 5 Grove Hill. 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 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 8PN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Grove Hill is in council tax band D. 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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