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6 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DR

Semi-detachedFreehold84 m² · EPC
Last sale£317,600Aug 2012 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices£570,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DMar 2012
1MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

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BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk 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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Price

If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices

£570,000

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This home’s sale history

Sep 1996 £78,500Jul 2004 £235,000Aug 2012 £317,600Sep 1996Aug 2012£317,600
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Aug 2012£317,600Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Jul 2004£235,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Sep 1996£78,500Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £512,500 · 1 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
5 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRMar 2025£512,500Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DROct 2023£675,000Semi-detachedFreehold
5 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DROct 2017£490,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRMar 2017£480,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRAug 2013£345,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRDec 2012£274,500Semi-detachedFreehold
6 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRAug 2012£317,600Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRJul 2007£303,500Semi-detachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
6 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRJul 2004£235,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRDec 2003£208,000Semi-detachedFreehold
5 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRJul 2001£120,000Semi-detachedFreehold
7 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRNov 1997£90,000Semi-detachedFreehold
6 Barclose Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DRSep 1996£78,500Semi-detachedFreehold
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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

EPC D

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EPC · Mar 2012

Floor area
84 m²
Potential EPC band
D
Age band
England and Wales: 1930-1949
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Mar 2012

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): 7 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 247

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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