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Corylus House, Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JR

Extendable4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Corylus House

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

Corylus House is a four-bedroom detached house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 71).

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £577,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

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

Corylus House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Corylus House, Swallowfield Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JR

1decisions1extensions6documents9nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Mar 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling to form conservatory. Retrospective

    RetrospectiveExtension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    080845
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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 6 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£609,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£577,500

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2024Most recent

    £577,500

    +72.4%over 20 years

  2. 13 May 2004

    £335,000

    +19.6%over 1 year

  3. 2 July 2002

    £280,000

    +60.0%over 4 years

  4. 28 November 1997

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9JR: £379,950 (2021–2015).

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.

Corylus House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,246

Street avg £2,876

Strongly above

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£577k

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£540k

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£697k

1 Austen Grove, Arborfield Green

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£732k

1 Bushell Way, Arborfield

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£663k

1 Appleton Way, Shinfield

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3 bed
£747k

1 Arbery Way, Arborfield

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5 bed3 bath

1 Arborfield Court, Swallowfield Road, Arborfield

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4 bed2 bath
£608k

1 Biggs Lane, Arborfield

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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.
Full Reading report

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

Crime

6/mo

Steady 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.

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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 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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