2 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
About 2 Cherry Close
2 Cherry Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £725,000. Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Cherry Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Cherry Close 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Cherry Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 3 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£725,000
+45.0%over 3 years24 February 2022
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8UP: £428,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in RG4 8UP
12 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
Sold Apr 2021
£475,00010 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
Sold Jan 2021
£410,0008 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
Sold Jan 2019
£415,00011 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
Sold Apr 2016
£485,2504 Cherry Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UP
Sold Oct 2014
£428,000
Versus other Cherry Close homes
2 Cherry Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,144
Street avg £3,907
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.1 km
Marchwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Caversham Park Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







