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

3 sales on record
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
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 £375,000 sits 59.6% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2019

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
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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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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£375,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£234,950

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 6 years.

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).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Grove Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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.
£332k

1 Abbotsmead Place, Caversham

RG4 8BB

2 bed2 bath
£277k

1 Buckingham Gate, Emmer Green

RG4 8RT

2 bed1 bath
£399k

1 Burcombe Way, Emmer Green

RG4 8RX

3 bed1 bath
£475k

1 Cedarwood Crescent, Caversham

RG4 8NW

3 bed
£487k

1 Crendon Court, Caversham

RG4 8BE

3 bed
£515k

1 Chester Street, Caversham

RG4 8JH

3 bed2 bath
£663k

1 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green

RG4 8SX

3 bed1 bath
£187k

1 Archway House, Gosbrook Road, Caversham

RG4 8HU

1 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

0.2 km

Highdown School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Emmer Green Primary School. 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 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
FAQ

Common questions

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