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Get started4 Dove Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 18.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £410,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2024
A a two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 4 Dove Close in 2021.
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for the proposed raising of the roof and erection of a two storey side and rear extension following demolition of the existing attached garage. (Part Retrospective)
4 Dove Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.
EPC Rating for 4 Dove Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,409
Street avg £3,827
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Ryhill Way — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a two storey side and rear extension.
2 more applications for this property
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7 August 2018Most recent
£410,000
+39.9%over 4 years23 September 2013
£293,000
+17.2%over 9 years25 August 2004
£249,999
+64.5%over 5 years9 July 1999
£151,950
+61.6%over 4 years4 May 1995
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG6 4HU: £390,000 (2024–2011).
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
RG6 4BJ
Closest school
0.3 km
Hillside Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB
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