53 Silchester Road, Reading, RG30 3EJ
About 53 Silchester Road
53 Silchester Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £477,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
53 Silchester Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at 53 Silchester Road, Reading, RG30 3EJ
- Nov 2014New BuildFullOutcome in report
The erection of a two bedroom house on land adjacent to 53 Silchester Road.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/13/1747
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2017Decision
- ExtensionMay 2017Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 53 Silchester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 11 years.
£477,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£477,500
+151.3%over 11 years21 June 2010
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 3EJ: £340,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 3EJ
Versus other Silchester Road homes
On floor area, 53 Silchester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,061
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Fawley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Southcote Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







