4 Carters Close, Reading, RG1 8GN

UPRN:310090496-Beds -Built 2024

Tenure: -Council Tax: -EPC: A (92)

HP Score

Not available

Verdict

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

10 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£348,000

£331k - £366kHigh

Estimate

£348k

Range

£331k – £366k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£1,700

£2k - £2k

Monthly

£1,700

Yield

5.83%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

4 Carters Close earns an INVESTIGATE rating; it has no HP Score yet. Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsMarket estimates (third-party AVM)ONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

No data

Investment Score

No data

Crime Score

No data

Walkability

No data

Transit & Bike

No data

Opportunity

Why this could be an opportunity

Low confidence0 independent sourcesListing checked 31 Oct 2026

This rests largely on a single source. Treat the score as a prompt to investigate, not a conclusion.

Valuation edge0/15
claims [AVM -0.6% (HIGH)] → measured edge +0.00pp of the ask; on later-registered sales an AVM discount carried no edge and a sold-evidence gap at most +0.5pp
Market estimate used (HIGH confidence) · snapshot 10 Oct 2026
- valuation_snapshotsestimate for 310090496· as of 10 Oct 2026
Rental economics6.4/40
gross yield 5.8%; range width penalty ×0.96
- valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 1700/mo (range 1600-1800)· as of 10 Oct 2026· verify before relying on this
Stress margin0/30
stressed cash flow -435/mo, -26% of rent (6.75% on a 75% loan; disclosed service charge and ground rent); fails the stress - earns nothing
- listing_factsservice charge / ground rent from the advert· as of 31 Oct 2026
Seller motivationNot scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 107 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge
- portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_date· as of 31 Oct 2026
Risk & liquidity5.6/15
valuation range width 10%
- property_intelligencetransactions_12mo

4 of 4 components scored. Ranks on gross yield, the stress margin, risk and disclosed facts. A pricing claim earns only its measured edge: today 0 for the market estimate and at most +0.5pp for sold evidence. The score itself is not yet checked against the outcomes of homes it scored.

Economics

What happens to your money

Price sensitivity

£262,500£402,500

The same scorer re-run at hypothetical asking prices, holding rent, comps and listing history constant. Not a prediction of what the seller would accept.

Your assumptions

Purchase price£350,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£1,700/mo

Evidenced range £1,600-£1,800

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £113,800
Net cash flow: -£4/mo
Cash on cash: -0.0%
Score at this price: 12

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.44 - clears the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Evidence

Where every number comes from

valuation_snapshotsestimate for 310090496Valuation edge · as of 10 Oct 2026
valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 1700/mo (range 1600-1800)Rental economics · as of 10 Oct 2026 · verify before relying on this
listing_factsservice charge / ground rent from the advertStress margin · as of 31 Oct 2026
portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_dateSeller motivation · as of 31 Oct 2026
property_intelligencetransactions_12moRisk & liquidity

Sold comparables in depth

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion
Rental economics needs verification before you rely on it
rent estimate 1700/mo (range 1600-1800)
Seller motivation could not be scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 107 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge

Property risk deep-dive →

Plan

Before you offer

1. Get two written rental appraisals from local lettings agents.
The rent estimate rests on area-level evidence, not lettings on this street.
2. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£348,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£1,700

Gross Yield5.83%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-

5y Growth-

10y Growth-

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceUnknown
RadonUnknown
MiningUnknown
LandslideUnknown
Air QualityUnknown
NoiseUnknown

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

-RG1 8GN

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

PL/26/1467
Discharge of condition 29 (boundary treatment details) of planning permission PL/23/1673, as granted on 27/03/2024.
Pending
PL/26/1462
Proposed rear extensions with garage conversion on the ground floor.
Pending
PL/26/1411
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B
Pending

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