16 Froxfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 6LR
About 16 Froxfield Avenue
16 Froxfield Avenue is a detached house in Reading (RG1 6LR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 147.9% above the 2009 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 56.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
16 Froxfield Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Froxfield Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 16 Froxfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 6LR
- Nov 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension with two side dormer windows
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/09/1407
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Froxfield Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 10 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2009Most recent
£190,000
+28.4%over 9 years29 September 1999
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6LR: £420,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG1 6LR
Versus other Froxfield Avenue homes
Price per m² for 16 Froxfield Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,680
Street avg £4,792
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Roundhead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







