5, BARNARD CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6RZ - £485,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

5 BARNARD CLOSE is a small detached house of 108m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £485,000 in March 2021, which was around 21% below the average March 2021 detached price in the Reading local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2014, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

5 BARNARD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 5 BARNARD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the Reading local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 5 BARNARD CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2021 8 MAR	£485,000	£617,746	21% below HPI
2014 10 OCT	£400,000	£489,659	18% below HPI
2002 30 AUG	£208,000	£326,851	36% below HPI
2000 19 MAY	£174,950	£249,364	30% below HPI
1998 4 SEP	£136,000	£176,402	23% below HPI

5 BARNARD CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Reading local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five 5 BARNARD CLOSE sales between September 1998 and March 2021 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 2014 sale was for 18% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 18% below the HPI over time, until the March 2021 sale, where it falls to 21% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 21% below the HPI.

What might 5 BARNARD CLOSE be worth now?

5 BARNARD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £548,317.

This is based on house price inflation of 13.1%, between March 2021 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Reading local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 13.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 BARNARD CLOSE of £485,000 on 8th March 2021. For the value to have increased from £485,000 to £548,317 over the two years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 5 BARNARD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Reading local authority area.
• The March 2021 sale price of £485,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 5 BARNARD CLOSE has not materially changed since March 2021.

How Large is 5 BARNARD CLOSE?

5 BARNARD CLOSE is 108m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2014. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Caversham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Caversham, and where 5 BARNARD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 26% of detached houses houses are smaller than 5 BARNARD CLOSE, and 72% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Caversham.

5 BARNARD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

5 BARNARD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.059 of an acre, or 239m². The below map shows the location of 5 BARNARD CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 5 BARNARD CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 5 BARNARD CLOSE?

5 BARNARD CLOSE is located in CAVERSHAM, in the RG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 5 on BARNARD CLOSE.