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Get started39 Ridgeway is a four-bedroom detached house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£668/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £1,280,000 in April 2025. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
39 Ridgeway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 223671 for changes to fenestration consisting of alteration the height of the bay window on the front elevation and reduction in the size of the front door.
Latest sale on 39 Ridgeway was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 27 years.
£1,280,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 27 years.
39 Ridgeway is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£7,191
Street avg £4,899
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, and changes to fenestration.
2 more applications for this property
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16 April 2025Most recent
£1,280,000
+60.0%over 8 years4 November 2016
£800,000
+46.8%over 11 years24 November 2004
£545,000
+108.0%over 6 years16 July 1998
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG10 8AS: £984,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
RG10 8DW
Hamilton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
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