Hilbre, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
About Hilbre
Hilbre is a five-bedroom detached house in Kidmore End, Reading, Reading (RG4 9AS). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 287 m² the property is well over the postcode median (159 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,291,000 sits 103.1% above the 2005 sale of £635,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Hilbre's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Hilbre has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Hilbre, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
- Jul 2009ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor study extension above existing garage. As amended by drawing numbers FD/36/609C, 609D and 609E accompanying Agents letter dated 8th July 2009).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P09/E0651
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2016Decision
- FullMay 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Hilbre has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 8 years.
£635,500
Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2005Most recent
£635,500
+101.7%over 4 years29 November 2000
£315,000
+90.9%over 4 years29 November 1996
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9AS: £1,190,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 9AS
Two Trees, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
Sold Sept 2025
£1,265,000Cynisca, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
Sold Jan 2025
£825,000Chardor, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
Sold Dec 2022
£1,650,000Waters Edge, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
Sold Sept 2021
£970,000Pentewan, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AS
Sold Jun 2021
£747,000
Versus other Chalkhouse Green Road homes
Floor Area for Hilbre runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,214
Street avg £4,673
Floor Area
287 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Johns Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







