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17 Ashford Avenue, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LR

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Ashford Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Ashford Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9LR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 13.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Ashford Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashford Avenue, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ashford Avenue has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 Ashford Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 2003 starting point.

Current estimate

£392,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.9% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£345,000

Growth on file: 15.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 March 2017Most recent

    £345,000

    +46.8%over 3 years

  2. 10 July 2013

    £235,000

    +6.8%over 6 years

  3. 20 November 2006

    £219,950

    +34.9%over 3 years

  4. 21 August 2003

    £163,050

    +270.6%

  5. 28 March 2003

    £44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9LR: £405,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Ashford Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 17 Ashford Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,539

Street avg £4,742

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Ashford Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£431k

1 Elm Court, Sonning Common

RG4 9ND

3 bed1 bath
£452k

1 Dysons Wood Farm Cottages, Tokers Green Lane, Tokers Green

RG4 9EX

3 bed
£517k

1 Bardolphs Close, Chazey Heath

RG4 9ER

3 bed1 bath
£520k

1 Bramley Crescent, Sonning Common

RG4 9LU

3 bed
£625k

1 Chippendale Close, Tokers Green

RG4 9BW

3 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Appletree Close, Sonning Common

RG4 9NB

2 bed
£689k

1 Felix Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green

RG4 9PE

3 bed1 bath
£368k

1 Brinds Close, Sonning Common

RG4 9SR

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

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

Kidmore End Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 9LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 9LR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Ashford Avenue, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.