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 81.5% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 May 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Get a survey for this property
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.
£696,000
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: £820,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 9JR
1a, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Apr 2026
£820,00043 Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JR
Sold Dec 2025
£1,200,00017 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
£412,500
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 £3,897
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
134/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







