12 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
About 12 Emmens Close
12 Emmens Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 351.3% above the 2011 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 83% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
12 Emmens Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 12 Emmens Close.
- Nov 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P13/S3071/HH
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Sales history & valuation
12 Emmens Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2011).
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 June 2011Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0TU: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 0TU
10a, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Jan 2025
£365,0009a, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Sept 2024
£420,0009b, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Feb 2024
£425,00014 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Nov 2023
£615,0009 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Jun 2021
£503,000
Versus other Emmens Close homes
12 Emmens Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£602
Street avg £4,583
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB








