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Get started7 Church Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ruscombe, Reading, Reading (RG10 9UA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings, a basement and a loft.
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 (£633/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2022 for £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Church Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of first floor side extension to create habitable accommodation.
Latest sale on 7 Church Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
7 Church Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,818
Street avg £4,962
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension to dwelling.
1 more application for this property
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2 September 2022Most recent
£900,000
+44.0%over 8 years20 December 2013
£625,000
+88.5%over 8 years10 November 2005
£331,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG10 9UA: £380,000 (2023–2007).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
RG10 9RD
Closest school
0.9 km
Polehampton Church of England Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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