7 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
About 7 Kennylands Road
7 Kennylands Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £710,000 in August 2022. 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 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 Kennylands Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7 Kennylands Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 24 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2022Most recent
£710,000
+23.5%over 4 years17 May 2018
£575,000
+105.4%over 14 years27 July 2003
£279,950
+166.6%over 4 years27 August 1998
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9JR: £770,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 9JR
17 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Aug 2025
£880,0001 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Jan 2025
£770,00089 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Aug 2024
£412,50083 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Mar 2024
£349,95045 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Feb 2024
£950,000
Versus other Kennylands Road homes
On price per m², 7 Kennylands Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,121
Street avg £3,721
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.0 km
Westleigh Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







