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.
21 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN
Last sale£169,500Aug 2004 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£362,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Rivers and sea floodingMedium
EnergyEPC DMar 2010
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
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.
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.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very 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 terrace prices
£362,000
How does the asking price compare?
This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2004 | £169,500 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £410,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Oct 2024 | £410,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 14 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | May 2023 | £395,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 12 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Feb 2023 | £442,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 6 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Jun 2022 | £415,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Sep 2020 | £360,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 15 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Aug 2020 | £390,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Apr 2020 | £284,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18 Talbot Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BN | Nov 2019 | £305,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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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.
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.
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 · 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
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
- 80 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 300+ mm loft insulation
- 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 · 237 m · School remains Outstanding
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 246 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 597 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School866 m
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary · 910 m · Not judged
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 929 m · Standards maintained
- Caversham Preparatory School984 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School984 m
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1210 m · Not judged
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1401 m · Good
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1411 m · Good
- The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · 1421 m · School remains Good
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1473 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading1487 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 84
RG4 5BN →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?
- 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
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