7 London Road, Reading, RG1 5BJ
About 7 London Road
7 London Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2021 for £272,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 7 London Road, Reading, RG1 5BJ
- Jun 2000ConditionsOutcome in report
Removal of condition 6 of planning permission 88/TP/1194, in order to allow use as an independent office not in connection with the adjoining premises at 119/121 London Street.
- Reference
- PL/00/0290
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- ConditionsJun 2000Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 3 years.
£272,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2021Most recent
£272,000
+11.5%over 2 years16 October 2018
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5BJ: £435,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other London Road homes
On years held, 7 London Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £2,988
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crown Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kendrick School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB