176 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
About 176 Whitley Wood Road
176 Whitley Wood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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 88 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 42.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
176 Whitley Wood Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 176 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
- Nov 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a tiled roof.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/15/1721
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
176 Whitley Wood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 12 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2014Most recent
£275,000
+77.4%over 12 years12 November 2001
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8LQ: £160,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in RG2 8LQ
166f, Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
Sold Aug 2023
£160,000166b, Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
Sold Apr 2023
£160,000166e, Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
Sold Apr 2023
£80,000192 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
Sold May 2021
£420,000Berwyn House, Flat 4, 170 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LQ
Sold Jan 2021
£170,000
Versus other Whitley Wood Road homes
176 Whitley Wood Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £2,885
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodside Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







