477a, Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
About 477a
477a is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 2620% above the 2022 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£13/sq ft) was about 94.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £10,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
477a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 477a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£10,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2022Most recent
£10,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1HF: £275,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1HF
471 473, Flat E, Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
Sold Nov 2025
£100,000511 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
Sold May 2024
£320,000471 473, Flat F, Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
Sold Dec 2021
£152,000491 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
Sold Nov 2021
£372,500509 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1HF
Sold Nov 2019
£260,000
Versus other Oxford Road homes
Price per m² for 477a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£137
Street avg £2,432
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
West Village - Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wilson Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







