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1 Courtenay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8XH

Estimated value

£658,000

  • Since the 2008 sale (£435,000)+51%
  • Against RG4 8XH's recent median (£700,000)-6%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
747 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£658,000

  • Against its 2008 sale (£435,000)+51%
  • Against RG4 8XH's recent median (£700,000)-6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Courtenay Drive is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8XH. 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

    69 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2008

  • Recent sales in RG4 8XH

    5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 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.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 October 2008Most recent

    £435,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8XH: £700,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 1 Courtenay Drive

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

1 Courtenay Drive is a detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8XH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 747 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 sits 51.3% above the 2008 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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.

1 Courtenay Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2020

Current Certificate
Nov 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 November 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Courtenay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8XH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Courtenay Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Courtenay Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Courtenay Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,266

Street avg £5,171

Above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par
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

0.1 km

Crawshay Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Emmer Green Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary613m
  • The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary972m
  • Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • Crawshay DriveBus stop136m
  • Courtenay Drive TopBus stop155m
  • Courtenay DriveBus stop212m
  • Kiln RoadBus stop248m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 8XH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

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 1 Courtenay Drive is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 8XH. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Courtenay Drive. 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 1 Courtenay Drive was lodged in November 2010 at band C and expired in November 2020, 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 1 Courtenay Drive. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 8XH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Courtenay Drive is in council tax band F. 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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