What type of property is 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB last sold for £502,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £68,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB changed over time?

Across 4 sales between July 1996 and March 2025, 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB rose from £68,000 to £502,000, a change of £434,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

The current EPC rating for 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG1 6JB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB heated?

The latest EPC at 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB is in council tax band E.

Where is 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB located?

2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB sits in Reading. It falls within the RG1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

Police records around 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

The closest primary school to 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB is St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School (296m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The WREN School (758m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB?

The closest bus stop to 2 Baydon Drive, RG1 6JB is Hungerford Drive, 136m away. The nearest rail option is Reading West Rail Station, 651m away.

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2 Baydon Drive, Reading, RG1 6JB

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 2 Baydon Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Baydon Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £502,000 — fresh data. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 144% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Baydon Drive, Reading, RG1 6JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Baydon Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Baydon Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£502,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

3 March 2025Most recent
£502,000
+100.8%over 16 years
21 October 2008
£250,000
+163.2%over 11 years
4 February 1997
£95,000
+39.7%over 6 months
30 July 1996
£68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6JB: £575,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in RG1 6JB

On the street

Versus other Baydon Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 2 Baydon Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,976

Street avg £3,653

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

Full Reading report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hungerford Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 6JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 6JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

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70 dB

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