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

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£359,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£234,950)+53%
  • Against RG4 8RB's recent median (£396,000)-9%

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
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
77 m²
825 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
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

£359,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£234,950)+53%
  • Against RG4 8RB's recent median (£396,000)-9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Grove Cottages is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    77 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2009

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in RG4 8RB

    5 sales, median £396,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

8 Grove Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2010Most recent

    £234,950

    +34.3%over 4 years

  2. 10 July 2005

    £175,000

    +1.5%over 1 year

  3. 30 January 2004

    £172,450

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Grove Cottages, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RB. 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 8 Grove Cottages

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

8 Grove Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 825 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 52.8% above the 2010 sale of £234,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 20.5% 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

8 Grove Cottages 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 28 Jun 2019

Current Certificate
Jun 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 June 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

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

8 Grove Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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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.

8 Grove Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,066

Street avg £3,579

On par

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
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%

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 8RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 8RB

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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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£478k

1 Chester Street, Caversham

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3 bed2 bath
£504k

1 Crendon Court, Caversham

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3 bed
£639k

1 Cedarwood Crescent, Caversham

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£658k

1 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green

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3 bed1 bath
£180k

1 Archway House, Gosbrook Road, Caversham

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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 8 Grove Cottages is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for 8 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 8 Grove Cottages was lodged in June 2009 at band E and expired in June 2019, 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. None is matched to 8 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
8 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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