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27 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PY

4 sales on record1 planning record
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 27 Melrose Gardens

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

27 Melrose Gardens is a property in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PY). It has council tax band D.

Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year.

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  • 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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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Melrose Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 27 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PY

1decisions1extensions6documents9nearby
  1. Sept 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed erection of single storey rear extension to form conservatory.

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    081594
    Full record in report

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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.

27 Melrose Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Last sold (2015)

£325,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 October 2015Most recent

    £325,000

    +30.0%over 9 years

  2. 5 July 2006

    £250,000

    +35.9%over 3 years

  3. 31 July 2002

    £184,000

    +65.0%over 3 years

  4. 6 August 1998

    £111,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9PY: £435,000 (2024–2022).

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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

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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

0.2 km

The Swan — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 9PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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