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49 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG

Solar panels3 sales on record

Estimated value

£259,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£242,000)+7%
  • Against RG4 9RG's recent median (£395,000)-34%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£259,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£242,000)+7%
  • Against RG4 9RG's recent median (£395,000)-34%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 49 Essex Way is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9RG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    51 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in RG4 9RG

    5 sales, median £395,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

49 Essex Way changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2024Most recent

    £242,000

    +1.9%over 12 months

  2. 23 March 2023

    £237,500

    +39.7%over 8 years

  3. 31 October 2014

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9RG: £395,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 49 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 49 Essex Way

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

49 Essex Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Last sale on file: £242,000 in March 2024.

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

  • Bedrooms2

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Solar panelsYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

49 Essex Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2024

Current Certificate
Sept 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 September 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Essex Way has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Essex Way homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

49 Essex Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,745

Street avg £3,572

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly above
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

134/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Essex Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Sonning Common Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary685m
  • Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary1.2km
  • Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Essex WayBus stop110m
  • Bird Wood CourtBus stop219m
  • Westleigh DriveBus stop508m
  • Reddish ManorBus stop556m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

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 9RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 9RG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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

Similar properties nearby

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£432k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 49 Essex Way is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9RG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 49 Essex Way. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 49 Essex Way was lodged in September 2014 at band C and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 49 Essex Way. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9RG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
49 Essex Way is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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