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1 Gravel Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QN

4 planning records

Estimated value

£507,000

  • Since the 2015 sale (£365,000)+39%
  • Against RG4 8QN's recent median (£525,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: November 2021. 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
3
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
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

£507,000

  • Against its 2015 sale (£365,000)+39%
  • Against RG4 8QN's recent median (£525,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Gravel Hill is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8QN. 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

    76 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2015

  • Recent sales in RG4 8QN

    5 sales, median £525,000 (2021–2018)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2015Most recent

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8QN: £525,000 (2021–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Gravel Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QN. 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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Overview

About 1 Gravel Hill

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

1 Gravel Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 76 m² it's 30% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 38.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.

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

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Gravel Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2024

Current Certificate
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Gravel Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Gravel Hill has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 1 Gravel Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QN

3decisions2extensions28documents6nearby
  1. Mar 2016
    Outline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed building a single storey flat roofed extension using matching bricks to the existing house. And building a wooden shed/workshop 5 mtrs x 5 mtrs at the bottom of the garden.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/16/0070
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 6 notable nearby
  • The 28 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Gravel Hill homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Gravel Hill lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,803

Street avg £4,674

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
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

0.5 km

Highdown School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary404m
  • Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary580m
  • The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Highdown SchoolBus stop521m
  • St Barnabas ChurchBus stop592m
  • St Barnabas ChurchBus stop607m
  • Crawshay DriveBus stop776m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 8QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 8QN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8QN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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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 1 Gravel Hill is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8QN. 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 1 Gravel 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 1 Gravel Hill was lodged in August 2014 at band E and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 1 Gravel 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 8QN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Gravel Hill 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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