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8 sales on record
About 1 Driftway Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Driftway Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 126.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £205,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Driftway Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£205,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Driftway Close homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Driftway Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,767
Street avg £3,120
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
Doddington Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG6 4BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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