Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG4 8QS, RG4 8QT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£632,250
12 sales
Price range
£412k – £995k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Mar 2024
RG4 8QS

At a glance

House prices£632k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% 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 station38 min walkReading station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

12 property sales on Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Mar 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £641,545. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Highdown Avenue compared

RG4 postcode area£539,801
Reading£377,413
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £530,000 (1 sales)2016£530k2017: £630,000 (2 sales)2017£630k2018: £450,000 (1 sales)2018£450k2019: £547,333 (3 sales)2019£547k2020: £925,000 (1 sales)2020£925k2022: £617,500 (2 sales)2022£618k2023: £995,000 (1 sales)2023£995k2024: £550,000 (1 sales)2024£550k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£641,54515 Mar 2024
Semi-detached1£530,00029 Apr 2016

Sold prices on Highdown Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 13 Feb 2026£730,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 15 Mar 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 6 Dec 2023£995,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QT 12 Dec 2022£750,000 DetachedFreehold
21A, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QT 2 Feb 2022£485,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 8 Dec 2020£925,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 21 May 2019£780,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 22 Mar 2019£412,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 15 Mar 2019£450,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 5 Feb 2018£450,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 26 Oct 2017£670,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QS 7 Apr 2017£590,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Highdown Avenue RG4 8QT 29 Apr 2016£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
28, Highdown Avenue £450,000 (Mar 2019) → £995,000 (Dec 2023) +121%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Highdown Avenue

Crime

38 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highdown Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences12
Criminal damage & arson6
Anti-social behaviour5
Other theft3
Public order3
Shoplifting3

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

Flood risk

Highdown Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Thames at Reading and Caversham Flood warning area
  • River Thames from Mapledurham to Sonning Flood alert 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 Highdown Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 1,537 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Emmer Green Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Aurora Rowan School 22 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.7 mi
The Hill Primary School 410 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Caversham Primary School 414 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Heights Primary School 353 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Caversham Preparatory School 68 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Caversham Park Primary School 90 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.1 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Reading station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Reading West station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highdown School (Opp, Surley Row) 8 min walk
  • St Barnabas Church (opp, Grove Road) 9 min walk
  • St Barnabas Church (adj, Evesham Road) 9 min walk
  • Crawshay Drive (opp, Courtenay Drive) 10 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 · 1.1 mi
  • Sonning Common Health Ctr
    Wood Lane, Sonning Common,Reading, Reading · 2.0 mi
  • Chatham Street Surgery
    121 Chatham Street, Reading · 2.1 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 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.0%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households512

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents1,451

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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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