6, MERTHYR VALE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8QQ - £990,000

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

6 MERTHYR VALE is a very large detached house of 223m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995. It was last sold for £990,000 in July 2023, which was around 41% above the average July 2023 detached price in the Reading local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2023, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

6 MERTHYR VALE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 6 MERTHYR VALE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Reading local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 6 MERTHYR VALE sales were for above 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
2023 19 JUL	£990,000	£699,694	41% above HPI
2012 17 SEP	£725,000	£412,432	76% above HPI
1999 30 JUN	£364,000	£187,129	95% above HPI

6 MERTHYR VALE 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 three 6 MERTHYR VALE sales between June 1999 and July 2023 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 September 2012 sale was for 76% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 76% above the HPI over time, until the July 2023 sale, where it falls to 41% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 41% above the HPI.

How Large is 6 MERTHYR VALE?

6 MERTHYR VALE is 223m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2023. This puts it in the largest 10% 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 6 MERTHYR VALE lies on this distribution: 91% of detached houses houses are smaller than 6 MERTHYR VALE, and 9% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Caversham.

6 MERTHYR VALE: Plot and Title Map

6 MERTHYR VALE sits on a plot of roughly 0.126 of an acre, or 510m². The below map shows the location of 6 MERTHYR VALE, 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 6 MERTHYR VALE). 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 6 MERTHYR VALE?

6 MERTHYR VALE is located in EMMER GREEN, in the RG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 6 on MERTHYR VALE.