21 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
About 21 Lea Road
21 Lea Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 121.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 21 Lea Road.
1 application on record at 21 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side / front pitched roof extension and single storey rear flat roof extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/S4040/HH
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 20 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£435,000
+29.1%over 6 years26 November 2015
£337,000
+87.2%over 13 years21 October 2002
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9LH: £341,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 9LH
13 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
Sold Jul 2023
£341,00059 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
Sold Nov 2022
£295,00015 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
Sold May 2020
£340,0001 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
Sold Oct 2019
£475,00069 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH
Sold May 2019
£480,000
Versus other Lea Road homes
On price per m², 21 Lea Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,577
Street avg £3,856
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Reddish Manor — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







