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6 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PZ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£437,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£380,000)+15%
  • Against RG2 9PZ's recent median (£410,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. 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
4
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£437,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£380,000)+15%
  • Against RG2 9PZ's recent median (£410,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 6 Melrose Gardens is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG2 9PZ. 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

    83 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in RG2 9PZ

    5 sales, median £410,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

6 Melrose Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 August 2022Most recent

    £380,000

    +185.8%over 24 years

  2. 21 July 1998

    £132,950

    +30.4%over 2 years

  3. 1 December 1995

    £101,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9PZ: £410,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 6 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PZ. 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 6 Melrose Gardens

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

6 Melrose Gardens is a detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 83 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 15% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 March 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 6 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PZ

1decisions2documents9nearby
  1. Aug 2003
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed erection of replacement garage. Demolition of existing garage.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    031021
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 2 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Melrose Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 6 Melrose Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,578

Street avg £4,072

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
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

0.2 km

The Swan — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

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

Nearest schools

  • The Coombes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary254m
  • Bohunt School WokinghamSecondary1.9km
  • Farley Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • The SwanBus stop193m
  • British LegionBus stop258m
  • Ducks Nest FarmBus stop569m
  • Sindlesham Road SouthBus stop580m

Most reported crime locally

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 9PZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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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 6 Melrose Gardens is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG2 9PZ. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 6 Melrose Gardens. 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 6 Melrose Gardens was lodged in March 2022 at band E and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 6 Melrose Gardens. 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 9PZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
6 Melrose Gardens is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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