47 Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA
About 47 Hamilton Road
47 Hamilton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG1 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £863,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
47 Hamilton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
47 Hamilton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 47 Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/11/1600
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Hamilton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.
£863,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2021Most recent
£863,000
+74.3%over 10 years15 July 2010
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5RA: £750,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in RG1 5RA
Versus other Hamilton Road homes
On price per m², 47 Hamilton Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,568
Street avg £4,404
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
College Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







