55 Whitley Wood Lane, Reading, RG2 8PW
About 55 Whitley Wood Lane
55 Whitley Wood Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG2 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 34% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £300,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 55 Whitley Wood Lane, Reading, RG2 8PW
- May 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and dormer extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/08/0464
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2019Most recent
£300,000
+74.4%over 16 years11 August 2002
£172,000
+30.3%over 2 years11 May 2000
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8PW: £412,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG2 8PW
Versus other Whitley Wood Lane homes
Floor Area for 55 Whitley Wood Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £3,397
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Spencer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB