What type of property is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH sell for?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH last sold for £663,500 in October 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £475,000 in August 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2006 and October 2014, 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH rose from £475,000 to £663,500, a change of £188,500. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

The current EPC rating for 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,422 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH have?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. The wider record also shows 2 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH located?

18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH sits in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

Is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH 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.

Which schools serve 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

The closest primary school to 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH is Emmer Green Primary School (613m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (1.0km).

How well connected is 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH?

The closest bus stop to 18 Courtenay Drive, RG4 8XH is Crawshay Drive, 136m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

132 m²

1422 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £797,000 is 20.1% above the 2014 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

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

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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

4decisions4extensions18documents6nearby

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
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ExtensionMar 2018Decision
ExtensionMar 2018Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£797,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£663,500

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

13 October 2014Most recent
£663,500
+24.0%over 3 years
13 July 2011
£535,000
+12.6%over 4 years
3 August 2006
£475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 8XH: £755,000 (2024–2021).

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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 £5,240

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

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Area

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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

0.1 km

Crawshay Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Emmer Green Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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