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.
51 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ
Last sale£10,000Feb 2018 · HM Land Registry
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC FJun 2021
Floor area88 m²EPC
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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3 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.
3EPC F
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ 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, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2018 | £10,000 | Other property | Freehold | Category B: additional transaction |
| Mar 1998 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | May 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 1 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Jan 2026 | £240,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 47 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Dec 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 23 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Jul 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 22 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Feb 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 20 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Dec 2020 | £499,950 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 23 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Sep 2020 | £434,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 34 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ | Aug 2020 | £490,000 | 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 F
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
- 88 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Timber frame, as built, partial insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Electric ceiling heating
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 113 m · Standards maintained
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 498 m · Good
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 514 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School662 m
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 773 m · School remains Outstanding
- Caversham Preparatory School911 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School911 m
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 961 m · Good
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 1051 m · School remains Good
- River AcademySecondary · 1137 m
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 1217 m · School remains Outstanding
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 1475 m · Standards maintained
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 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?
- 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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