Has 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT had any planning applications?

23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

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

Which area is 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT in?

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

How safe is the area around 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

Police records around 23 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 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

The closest primary school to 23 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 is the nearest station to 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT?

The closest bus stop to 23 Highdown Avenue, RG4 8QT is Highdown School, 685m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

2 planning records

Council tax

Band F

Overview

About 23 Highdown Avenue

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23 Highdown Avenue is a property in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8QT). It has council tax band F.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Highdown Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Jul 2007
Extension
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
070939
Full record in report
Jul 2007
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
PL/07/0939
Full record in report

Price

Sales history & valuation

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

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Area

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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.

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

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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