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

3 sales on record4 planning records

Estimated value

£872,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£663,500)+31%
  • Against RG4 8XH's recent median (£700,000)+25%

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
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
132 m²
1422 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£872,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£663,500)+31%
  • Against RG4 8XH's recent median (£700,000)+25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Courtenay Drive is modelled from its 132 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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

    132 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2011

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2014

  • 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
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull 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.

18 Courtenay Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 October 2014Most recent

    £663,500

    +24.0%over 3 years

  2. 13 July 2011

    £535,000

    +12.6%over 4 years

  3. 3 August 2006

    £475,000

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 18 Courtenay Drive

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

18 Courtenay Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8XH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £872,000 is 31.4% above the 2014 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

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.

18 Courtenay 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 14 May 2021

Current Certificate
May 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 May 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Courtenay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8XH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Courtenay Drive has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 18 Courtenay Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8XH

4decisions4extensions18documents
  1. Feb 2018
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Flat roof rear extension measuring 5.05m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.35m. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England)Order 2015.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/17/2289
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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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.

On epc rating, 18 Courtenay Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,023

Street avg £5,254

Below

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
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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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 18 Courtenay Drive is modelled from its 132 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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. 3 sales are recorded for 18 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 18 Courtenay Drive was lodged in May 2011 at band E and expired in May 2021, 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. 4 applications are matched to 18 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
18 Courtenay Drive is in council tax band G. 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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