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About 40 College Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
40 College Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG6 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 is 30.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
40 College Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 40 College Road, Reading, RG6 1QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2002Garage ConversionFullGranted
Part conversion existing double garage into playroom/study with conservatory extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£749,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2015)
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other College Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,734
Street avg £3,362
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
College Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG6 1QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 62 points of interest in total.
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