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13 Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JR

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£642,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£495,000)+30%
  • Against RG2 9JR's recent median (£325,000)+98%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£642,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£495,000)+30%
  • Against RG2 9JR's recent median (£325,000)+98%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 13 Swallowfield Road is modelled from its 150 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG2 9JR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    150 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in RG2 9JR

    5 sales, median £325,000 (2026–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2021Most recent

    £495,000

    +28.6%over 14 years

  2. 3 July 2007

    £385,000

    +156.7%over 9 years

  3. 23 March 1998

    £150,000

    -40.0%over 1 year

  4. 31 January 1997

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9JR: £325,000 (2026–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 13 Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 13 Swallowfield Road

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

13 Swallowfield Road is a detached house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £495,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 29.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 August 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2025from Nov 2011
Low Energy Lighting
0%93%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Swallowfield Road has no planning applications on record.

9

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Swallowfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

13 Swallowfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,300

Street avg £3,392

Below

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par
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.
Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

327/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Swan — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • The Coombes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary230m
  • Bohunt School WokinghamSecondary2.1km
  • Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • Farley Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • The SwanBus stop143m
  • British LegionBus stop420m
  • Sindlesham Road SouthBus stop441m
  • Walden AvenueBus stop686m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,694 reports37%
  • Shoplifting638 reports14%
  • Anti-social Behaviour466 reports10%
  • Other Theft373 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

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 9JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG2 9JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 9JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 13 Swallowfield Road is modelled from its 150 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG2 9JR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 13 Swallowfield Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 13 Swallowfield Road was lodged in August 2025 at band C and is valid until August 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 13 Swallowfield Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG2 9JR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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