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About 5 Lakeside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Lakeside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 18.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 82.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold July 2021 for £442,500. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Lakeside, Earley, Reading, RG6 7PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2022Garage ConversionOutlineApprove
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed development of a single storey rear extension with 3 NO. roof lights, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and alteration to garage roof.
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£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£442,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lakeside homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Lakeside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,531
Street avg £3,673
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lakeside — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG6 7PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 57 points of interest in total.
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