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

4 planning records
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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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
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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

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 6 notable nearby
  • The 28 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£365,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2015Most recent

    £365,000

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

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Gravel Hill

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Burcombe Way, Emmer Green

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3 bed1 bath
£658k

1 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green

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3 bed1 bath
£554k

1 Birchwood Close, Caversham

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4 bed
£450k

1 Blaenant, Emmer Green

RG4 8PH

4 bed
£602k

1 Bell Court, Emmer Green

RG4 8HR

4 bed2 bath
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.

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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