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.
9 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG
Last sale£575,000Dec 2025 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£571,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Rivers and sea floodingMedium
EnergyEPC BOct 2025
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 B
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
£571,000
How does the asking price compare?
This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £457,500 · 2 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG | Dec 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 7 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG | Sep 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 2 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG | Apr 2024 | £340,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 1 Forge Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BG | Feb 2002 | £159,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
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 B
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
- 102 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- 2025
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.18 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.11 W/m²K
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Air source heat pump, radiators and underfloor, electric
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 50%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 189 m · School remains Outstanding
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 367 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 598 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 823 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School929 m
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1049 m · Not judged
- Caversham Preparatory School1101 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School1101 m
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1182 m · Not judged
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1191 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading1241 m
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1298 m · Good
- The Deenway Montessori School1397 m
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1471 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 149
RG4 8BG →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
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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