46 Chiltern Crescent, Earley, Reading, RG6 1AN

46 Chiltern Crescent is a semi-detached house in Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since March 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 sits 97.6% above the 2009 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 46.6% below the postcode norm. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.