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7 Carling Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TG

Solar panels1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Carling Road

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

7 Carling Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9TG). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 166 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £900,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Solar panelsYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Carling Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 7 Carling Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TG

1decisions1extensions7documents6nearby
  1. Nov 2004
    Conservatory
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    P04/E1270
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 7 Carling Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£970,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£900,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2023Most recent

    £900,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9TG: £650,000 (2024–2014).

On the street

Versus other Carling Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Carling Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,422

Street avg £3,751

Strongly above

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

On par
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
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.

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

Gravel Hill Top — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9TG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

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 7 Carling Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9TG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.