25 Cresswell Close, Reading, RG2 8UF
About 25 Cresswell Close
25 Cresswell Close is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8UF). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £343,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2028
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Planning history
25 Cresswell Close has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 25 Cresswell Close, Reading, RG2 8UF
- Jul 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension
- Reference
- PL/00/0518
- More recent applications — locked
- ApplicationJun 2006Decision
- ExtensionJan 2006Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 25 Cresswell Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 23 years.
£343,500
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2019Most recent
£343,500
+267.4%over 19 years5 November 1999
£93,500
+33.7%over 2 years7 August 1997
£69,950
+16.7%over 1 year27 May 1996
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8UF: £157,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in RG2 8UF
Versus other Cresswell Close homes
25 Cresswell Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
327/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whitley Wood Community Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.7dB







