5 Ivydene Road, Reading, RG30 1HT
About 5 Ivydene Road
5 Ivydene Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1HT). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 51 m² this is the 11th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 48 units on file.
Sold September 2021 for £232,500. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 104.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 47 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Ivydene Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
5 Ivydene Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 14 years.
£232,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£232,500
+1.1%over 2 years10 July 2019
£230,000
+33.7%over 11 years1 May 2008
£172,000
+35.4%over 11 months7 June 2007
£127,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1HT: £260,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG30 1HT
Versus other Ivydene Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Ivydene Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,559
Street avg £3,061
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bridgewater Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wilson Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







