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Get started3 Elm Lane is a detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 284 m² (around 3057 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 12.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 284 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £1,150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2012/1509: 2. Materials.
Latest sale on 3 Elm Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 9 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 9 years.
Floor Area for 3 Elm Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,049
Street avg £4,222
Floor Area
284 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brerewood — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
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Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of a two storey side and rear and single storey rear extensions, two storey and single storey front extensions, new dormer windows to rear to create habitable accommodation in roof space, plus new detached garage. Demolition of existing garage.
1 more application for this property
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6 January 2021Most recent
£1,150,000
+198.7%over 9 years12 September 2011
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG6 5UE: £830,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
RG6 5UH
Closest school
0.4 km
Whiteknights Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
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