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.
Flat 6, 70 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DS
Last sale£255,000Sep 2023 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£248,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Rivers and sea floodingMedium
EnergyEPC CAug 2023
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
4 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.
3Leasehold: 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.
4Radon: 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 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
£248,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | £255,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £267,500 · 4 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AJ | Jun 2026 | £835,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 82 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BB | Feb 2025 | £525,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 45 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AD | Feb 2025 | £750,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 65 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AJ | Jan 2025 | £492,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 19 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AB | Aug 2024 | £650,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| Flat 7, 70 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DS | Aug 2024 | £240,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 8, 70 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DS | Aug 2024 | £275,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 70 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DS | Aug 2024 | £275,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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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.
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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
- 40 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- 2023
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.40 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (other premises above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Room heaters, electric
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 236 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 308 m · Standards maintained
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 545 m · School remains Outstanding
- Queen Anne's School559 m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 689 m · Standards maintained
- Caversham Preparatory School696 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School696 m
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary · 957 m · Not judged
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1105 m · Good
- The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · 1246 m · School remains Good
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1277 m · Good
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1458 m · Not judged
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 7 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 247
RG4 5DS →Before you offer
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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 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.
- 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 licencesOther homes on this street
115 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BB →16 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AD →31 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AD →85 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AJ →42 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AJ →121 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BB →