45 Oatlands Road, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9DN

45 Oatlands Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Shinfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9DN). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £830,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.