1 Highlands Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
About 1 Highlands Lodge
1 Highlands Lodge is a detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2022. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Highlands Lodge has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Highlands Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1AJ: £517,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RG7 1AJ
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£517,500Ithaca, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
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£465,000Stanbury Park, East Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
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£175,000
Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Highlands Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hyde End Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







