13 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
About 13 Emmens Close
13 Emmens Close is a semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2023. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 72 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Planning history
13 Emmens Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Emmens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
13 Emmens Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB








