1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
12 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ
Last sale£93,950Sep 1998 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices£422,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC DDec 2019
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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2 things to check
2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: Low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC D
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices
£422,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1998 | £93,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Sep 2026 | £391,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 5 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Nov 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 24 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Oct 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 4 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | May 2024 | £365,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 32 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Feb 2022 | £437,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 38 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Oct 2021 | £450,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Sep 2021 | £327,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 32 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ | Feb 2019 | £410,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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The land
Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: Low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 62 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, insulated (assumed)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 195 m · School remains Outstanding
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 256 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 661 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 951 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School959 m
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1020 m · Not judged
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1081 m · Not judged
- Caversham Preparatory School1095 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School1095 m
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1268 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading1358 m
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1461 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 2 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 126
RG4 5LZ →Before you offer
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
Compare survey levels →Questions for the agent
Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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