33 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
About 33 Grove Road
33 Grove Road is a detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3423 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 318 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,461,000 sits 284.5% above the 2009 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
33 Grove Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
Hot water system upgraded
Solar PV panels (20 kWp) and Solar water heating installed
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Planning history
5 applications on record at 33 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
- Apr 2010Demolition And RebuildOutcome in report
Demolition of existing property and erection of new replacement four-bedroom house. (As amended by drawing number: SC/10/02RevB, SC/10/03RevB and SC/10/04RevB, accompanying applicant's e-mail dated 6th April 2010.
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- P10/E0224
- More recent applications — locked
- Demolition And RebuildMar 2011Decision
- Demolition And RebuildJul 2010Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
33 Grove Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2009).
£1,461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2009Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9RH: £670,250 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 9RH
43 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
Sold May 2025
£585,00011 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
Sold Sept 2023
£670,25059 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
Sold Sept 2022
£800,00057 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
Sold Aug 2021
£1,125,0003 Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
Sold Jun 2019
£490,000
Versus other Grove Road homes
33 Grove Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,195
Street avg £4,969
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.1 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







