What kind of home is 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB last sold for £370,000 in July 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £205,000 in November 2010, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2010 and July 2018, 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB rose from £205,000 to £370,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 8RB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB use?

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

What is the council tax band for 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB in?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

Police records around 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB 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.

What schools are near 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

The closest primary school to 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB is Emmer Green Primary School (241m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (242m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB?

The closest bus stop to 5 Grove Cottages, RG4 8RB is Highdown School, 165m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Grove Cottages, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RB

Estimated value

£416,000

Since the 2018 sale (£370,000)+12%
Against RG4 8RB's recent median (£396,000)+5%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

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

£416,000

Against its 2018 sale (£370,000)+12%
Against RG4 8RB's recent median (£396,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Grove Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8RB. 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
84 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in RG4 8RB
5 sales, median £396,000 (2025–2021)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Grove Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

2 July 2018Most recent
£370,000
+80.5%over 7 years
22 November 2010
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8RB: £396,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RG4 8RB

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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

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Overview

About 5 Grove Cottages

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

5 Grove Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 12.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (July 2018).

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

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

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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.

Current Certificate

Jul 2017

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 July 2027

7 months remaining

Planning

Planning history

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

5 Grove Cottages 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 Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Grove Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,405

Street avg £3,457

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 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

0.2 km

Highdown School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Emmer Green Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary241m
Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary242m
The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary767m
Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

Highdown SchoolBus stop165m
St Barnabas ChurchBus stop199m
St Barnabas ChurchBus stop204m
Southdown RoadBus stop433m

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Grove Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8RB. 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 Cottages. 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 Cottages was lodged in July 2017 at band C and is valid until July 2027. 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 Cottages. 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 8RB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Grove Cottages is in council tax band C. 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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