17 Dovecote Road, Reading, RG2 8UJ
About 17 Dovecote Road
17 Dovecote Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 8UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £225,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 24 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Dovecote Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Dovecote Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£225,000
+3.2%over 1 year1 March 2018
£218,000
1 September 2016
£217,500
+268.6%over 17 years24 September 1998
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8UJ: £330,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Dovecote Road homes
17 Dovecote Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,357
Street avg £4,026
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Engineers Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB