What kind of home is 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX last sold for £550,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

The current EPC rating for 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX is G with a score of 14 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (1,485 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 8SX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX use?

The latest EPC at 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX records to be used only when there is no heating/hot as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX is in council tax band E.

Which area is 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX in?

27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX sits in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

Is 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX in a safe area?

Police records around 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX 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 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

The closest primary school to 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX is Emmer Green Primary School (710m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.1km).

What transport links are near 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX?

The closest bus stop to 27 Crawshay Drive, RG4 8SX is Crawshay Drive, 162m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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27 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

138 m²

1485 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 14

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Crawshay Drive

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

27 Crawshay Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8SX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 138 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 is 26.5% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £550,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

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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.

27 Crawshay Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

G14

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC GExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Crawshay Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£696,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£550,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

4 March 2021Most recent
£550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8SX: £625,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in RG4 8SX

On the street

Versus other Crawshay Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Crawshay Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,986

Street avg £4,219

On par

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 138 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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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1 Aberaman, Emmer Green

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4 bed3 bath

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1 Cherry Close, Emmer Green

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1 Burcombe Way, Emmer Green

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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

Crawshay Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Emmer Green Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 27 Crawshay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.