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About 268 London Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
268 London Road is a semi-detached house in Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
268 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 268 London Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 1AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullApprove
Side and rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 268 London Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 268 London Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,657
Street avg £2,715
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shepherds House Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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