Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG4 8PA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£308,300

5 sales

Price range

£275k – £333k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

4 Feb 2019

RG4 8PA

At a glance

House prices£308k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station28 min walkReading station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Chaucer Close, Emmer Green, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 Feb 2019. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £316,625. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Chaucer Close compared

RG4 postcode area£539,801

Reading£377,413

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chaucer Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£316,625	18 May 2018
Semi-detached	1	£275,000	4 Feb 2019

Sold prices on Chaucer Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Chaucer Close RG4 8PA	4 Feb 2019	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Chaucer Close RG4 8PA	18 May 2018	£332,500	Terraced	Freehold
11, Chaucer Close RG4 8PA	10 Nov 2017	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Chaucer Close RG4 8PA	5 Sep 2016	£309,000	Terraced	Freehold
9, Chaucer Close RG4 8PA	29 Jan 2016	£305,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
9, Chaucer Close	£305,000 (Jan 2016) → £332,500 (May 2018)	+9% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chaucer Close

Crime

119 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chaucer Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	37
Shoplifting	21
Anti-social behaviour	15
Public order	11
Criminal damage & arson	10
Other theft	7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Chaucer Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Thames at Reading and Caversham Flood warning area
River Thames from Mapledurham to Sonning Flood alert area
Properties closest to the River Thames from Scours Lane, Reading to Caversham Lakes Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Chaucer Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 1,537 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
Emmer Green Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Caversham Primary School 414 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Caversham Preparatory School 68 pupils	Other independent school	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Hill Primary School 410 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Queen Anne's School 327 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	11–19	Report	0.7 mi
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 165 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.9 mi
Thameside Primary School 322 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Reading station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Reading station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Reading West station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Rotherfield Way (opp 68, Rotherfield Way) 2 min walk
Rotherfield Way (adj 50, Rotherfield Way) 3 min walk
Highdown School (Opp, Surley Row) 3 min walk
Southdown Road (SW-bound, Rotherfield Way) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Emmer Green Surgery
4 St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, Reading · 0.3 mi
Balmore Park Surgery
59A Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading · 0.6 mi
Chatham Street Surgery
121 Chatham Street, Reading · 1.7 mi
Broad Street Health Centre
1St Floor, Broad St Hc, Reading · 1.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	71.8%	62.5%
Private rented	14.0%	20.3%
Social rented	14.0%	17.1%
Households	763

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,927

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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