Terraced 3 sales on record

4 BRILL CLOSE

CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RD

£440,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Costcutter	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Train station	Reading	1.2 miles
University	University of Reading, London Road Campus	2.0 miles
Hospital	Prospect Park Hospital	2.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

130 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£440,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,385/m²

Local average

£402,157 (29 sales)

Street crime

129 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 25/03/2024

Current heating cost: £1,385/year

Potential heating cost: £1,268/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,600

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£100)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/02/2026	£440,000	Terraced	+114.6%	£440,000 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	01/09/2009	£205,000	Terraced	+203.7%	£397,162 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/07/1996	£67,500	Terraced	—	£439,638 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£440,000
listed	12/09/2012	£1,085
sold	01/01/2009	£205,000
sold	01/01/1996	£67,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
58 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR	£405,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
279 HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QP	£515,000	07/08/2025	Terraced
354 HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QL	£415,000	17/07/2025	Terraced
31 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RT	£600,000	07/02/2025	Terraced
30 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR	£360,000	07/07/2023	Terraced
72 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR	£280,000	25/05/2022	Terraced
71 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RP	£588,000	27/09/2021	Terraced
37 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RT	£635,000	29/07/2021	Terraced

Area average: £474,750 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 14.7%

10y growth -4.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Reading. Series: Terraced. As of February 2026.

1y (index) -0.1%

5y (index) 15.3%

10y (index) 21.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Reading. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,421/mo

Realistic £1,579/mo

Optimistic £1,737/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Reading.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 5-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
5 Bed Terraced House, Knighton Close, RG4	£2,450/mo	5	0.34 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,450/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%

Max investor price (0.8%) £306,250

Target investor price (1%) £245,000

Gross yield 6.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15×

Monthly cashflow £447/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 4.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	45
Shoplifting	24
Anti-social behaviour	11
Other theft	11
Criminal damage and arson	10
Public order	9
Other crime	4
Vehicle crime	4
Bicycle theft	3
Burglary	3
Drugs	2
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	129

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Caversham Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 17 Jul 2023
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 2 Jun 2015
Caversham Preparatory School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Queen Anne's School	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
07/09/2004	02/07/2004	10	3

# 4 BRILL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RD

## Property details

- Slug: `2fad8c9` (address key hash: `2fad8c9afd1174b5416c6bca7488ed8c985cd53d`)
- Postcode: RG4 7RD
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 5
- Floor area: 130 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £440,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,385/m²
- Local average: £402,157 (29 sales)
- Street crime: 129 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £440,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £1,385/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,600

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£100)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2254-3036-8207-4324-3204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £440,000 | Terraced | +114.6% | £440,000 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-dc9d-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2009-09-01 | £205,000 | Terraced | +203.7% | £397,162 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3fd86f6d-f571-470f-a13a-14ad24745520) |
| Sold | 1996-07-25 | £67,500 | Terraced | — | £439,638 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/86d4ee98-a25a-40ec-a279-0ce3b11a908a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 BRILL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RD | £440,000 | 20/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 4 BRILL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RD | £205,000 | 01/09/2009 | Terraced |
| 4 BRILL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RD | £67,500 | 25/07/1996 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [24148641](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/10ae538)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £440,000 |
| listed | 2012-09-12 | £1,085 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £205,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £67,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 58 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR | £405,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 279 HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QP | £515,000 | 07/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 354 HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QL | £415,000 | 17/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 31 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RT | £600,000 | 07/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 30 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR | £360,000 | 07/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 72 GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PR | £280,000 | 25/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 71 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RP | £588,000 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 37 BLENHEIM ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RT | £635,000 | 29/07/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £474,750 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 14.7%
- **10y growth:** -4.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Reading; Terraced series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 21.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Reading). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,421/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,579/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,737/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 5-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 5 Bed Terraced House, Knighton Close, RG4 | £2,450/mo | 5 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,450/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.56% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £306,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £245,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,450/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £447/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 45 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **129** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Caversham Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 17 Jul 2023 |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 Jun 2015 |
| Caversham Preparatory School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Queen Anne's School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2022977
- **Address:** 4 Brill Close, Caversham, RG4 7RD
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/09/2004
- **Work Completed:** 02/07/2004
- **Items:** 10 window(s), 3 door(s)