21 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
About 21 Brooklyn Drive
21 Brooklyn Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2268 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
13 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 211 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,062,000 is 31.1% above the 2012 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
21 Brooklyn Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Brooklyn Drive has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
13 applications on record at 21 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
- Feb 2004ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single-storey side extension
- Reference
- 030986
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2013Decision
- ConditionsJul 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£1,062,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 15 years.
£810,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2012Most recent
£810,000
+220.8%over 14 years30 June 1997
£252,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8SR: £780,000 (2019–2006).
Nearby sales in RG4 8SR
31 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
Sold Jun 2019
£799,95043 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
Sold May 2015
£780,00023 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
Sold May 2014
£895,00045 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
Sold Mar 2011
£775,00011 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SR
Sold Jul 2006
£500,000
Versus other Brooklyn Drive homes
On epc rating, 21 Brooklyn Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,845
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Crawshay Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Emmer Green Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







