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About 48 College Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
48 College Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG6 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 181 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 18 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 21.9% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £606,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- 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.
48 College Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£606,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Habitable Rooms for 48 College Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,348
Street avg £3,397
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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