What kind of home is 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT last sold for £670,000 in August 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £123,000 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and August 2010, 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT rose from £123,000 to £670,000, a change of £547,000. That works out to roughly +12.7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

The current EPC rating for 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in January 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,402 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT use?

The latest EPC at 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT in?

21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT sits in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

Police records around 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

The closest primary school to 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is Emmer Green Primary School (688m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (577m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

The closest bus stop to 21 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is Highdown School, 685m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QT

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1402 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Highdown Avenue

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

21 Highdown Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1402 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 is 44% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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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.

21 Highdown Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Highdown Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 21 Highdown Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£965,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£670,000

Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2010Most recent
£670,000
-3.6%over 3 years
11 July 2007
£695,000
+465.0%over 11 years
30 May 1996
£123,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8QT: £485,000 (2022–2011).

Nearby sales in RG4 8QT

On the street

Versus other Highdown Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Highdown Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,142

Street avg £3,675

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 121 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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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 Bell Court, Emmer Green

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4 bed

£450k

1 Blaenant, Emmer Green

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4 bed

£663k

1 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green

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3 bed1 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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

Highdown School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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