6 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
About 6 Tennyson Road
6 Tennyson Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3RH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £312,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 Tennyson 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 changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension, plus changes to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 250134
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Sales history & valuation
6 Tennyson Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 9 years.
£312,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£312,000
-2.5%over 6 years12 November 2014
£320,000
+73.0%over 3 years18 July 2011
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG5 3RH: £363,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RG5 3RH
14 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
Sold Jun 2024
£335,00028 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
Sold May 2023
£385,0002 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
Sold Aug 2022
£363,00025 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
Sold Jun 2022
£440,00016 Tennyson Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3RH
Sold Jan 2022
£352,500
Versus other Tennyson Road homes
EPC Rating for 6 Tennyson Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,379
Street avg £4,017
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Coppice Road Parade — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
South Lake Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB







