22 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
About 22 Barker Close
22 Barker Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £580,000 in November 2021. Across the public record there are 5 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 61% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
22 Barker Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 22 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
- Jan 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval application for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.9625m, for which the maximum height would be 3.78m and the height of the eaves 2.898m.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 153379
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
22 Barker Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£580,000
+81.3%over 11 years14 April 2010
£320,000
+28.0%over 7 years24 October 2002
£250,000
+31.6%over 1 year9 February 2001
£189,950
+31.0%over 1 year26 February 1999
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9NQ: £395,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG2 9NQ
12 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
Sold Aug 2024
£825,00034 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
Sold Jul 2024
£395,0008 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
Sold Aug 2023
£583,0009 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
Sold Oct 2022
£370,0007 Barker Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NQ
Sold Dec 2020
£310,000
Versus other Barker Close homes
On co₂ emissions, 22 Barker Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,816
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Faraday Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bohunt School Wokingham. 5 schools nearby.
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