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2 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG

TerracedFreehold99 m² · EPC
Last sale£340,000Apr 2024 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£363,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Rivers and sea floodingMedium
EnergyEPC EDec 2023
1234MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

4 things to check

1Rivers and sea flooding: Medium

River or coastal flooding can affect insurance and future repair costs.

Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

2Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

3Radon: 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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

4EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Dec 2023

+ Surface water flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area

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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Price

If it moved with Reading terrace prices

£363,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Apr 2024£340,000TerracedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £575,000 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
9 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BGDec 2025£575,000TerracedFreehold
7 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BGSep 2025£575,000TerracedFreehold
2 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BGApr 2024£340,000TerracedFreehold
1 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BGFeb 2002£159,950Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

Rivers and sea flooding: Medium

River or coastal flooding can affect insurance and future repair costs.

Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Very 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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The building

EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Dec 2023

Floor area
99 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1967-1975
Walls (certificate wording)
Timber frame, as built, partial insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 50 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Room heaters, electric
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Dec 2023

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 50%

Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 149

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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.

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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.
  • Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Rivers and sea flooding: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
  • 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.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences