1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
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5 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG
Last sale£236,000Nov 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£240,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC COct 2023
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC C
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 flat prices
£240,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2016 | £236,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Aug 1997 | £58,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £241,500 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Jul 2026 | £241,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 7 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Dec 2025 | £265,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 83 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Jul 2025 | £347,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 12 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Feb 2024 | £207,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 25 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Sep 2023 | £275,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 8 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Mar 2023 | £286,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 29 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Jun 2022 | £372,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 9 Luscombe Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LG | Feb 2022 | £276,800 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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The land
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk 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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EPC C
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
- 73 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)
- (another dwelling above)
- 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 · 371 m · School remains Outstanding
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 546 m · School remains Outstanding
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary · 588 m · Not judged
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 773 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School939 m
- Caversham Preparatory School973 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School973 m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1160 m · Standards maintained
- The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · 1217 m · School remains Good
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1421 m · Not judged
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1448 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 84
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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 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?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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