The House CheckCheck before you offer

5 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZ

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold89 m² · EPC
Last sale£350,000Jan 2015 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£431,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CJul 2014
123MapN ↑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

3 things to check

1Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Jan 2015

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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

3Uninsulated solid walls: 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.

EPC · Jul 2014

+ Flood risk 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 flat prices

£431,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

May 2000 £195,000Jan 2015 £350,000May 2000Jan 2015£350,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Jan 2015£350,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
May 2000£195,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £378,000 · 1 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
4 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZNov 2025£378,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
11 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZMar 2025£985,000DetachedFreehold
6 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZMay 2022£225,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZMay 2021£355,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJan 2015£350,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
12 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJan 2015£725,000DetachedFreehold
4 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZMar 2013£226,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJul 2004£250,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
2 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZNov 2003£452,500DetachedFreehold
11 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZSep 2003£433,000DetachedFreehold
8 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZApr 2002£398,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
14 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZFeb 2002£450,000DetachedFreehold
5 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZMay 2000£195,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZSep 1999£235,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJul 1999£303,000DetachedFreehold
6 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJan 1999£150,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
8 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJul 1998£225,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJan 1998£235,000DetachedFreehold
4 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJul 1996£89,775Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
6 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZJun 1995£85,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 The Rise, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NZFeb 1995£95,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ 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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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: 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.

EPC · Jul 2014

Floor area
89 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: before 1900
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 75 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Jul 2014

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

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): 10 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 48

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Lease documents

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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.
  • Uninsulated solid walls: 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?

  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
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

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