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42 Oatlands Road, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9DN

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Oatlands Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Oatlands Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Shinfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9DN). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

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 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 84.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Oatlands Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Oatlands Road, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 42 Oatlands Road, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9DN

2decisions1extensions12documents9nearby
  1. Jul 2008
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed addition of 1m fence on top of existing 1m brick wall to create front boundary wall/fence 2m in height

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    081048
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Oatlands Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£703,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£700,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 March 2021Most recent

    £700,000

    +40.0%over 6 years

  2. 27 August 2014

    £499,950

    +47.0%over 7 years

  3. 14 June 2007

    £340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9DN: £580,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Oatlands Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 42 Oatlands Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,512

Street avg £3,731

Strongly above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Shinfield Infant and Nursery School. 13 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG2 9DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG2 9DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 9DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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