Hillside House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
About Hillside House
Hillside House is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 182 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Hillside House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Hillside House has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Hillside House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
- Nov 2006FullOutcome in report
Proposed demolition of Ilex and the erection of 21 dwellings with associated parking, access and landscaping.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 061573
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2026Decision
- FullMay 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£841,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1AP: £630,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG7 1AP
Reglow Villa, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
Sold Sept 2025
£430,000Kirkley, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
Sold Mar 2025
£505,000Uplands, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
Sold Jan 2022
£630,000Elmhurst, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
Sold Oct 2021
£666,000Westdene, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP
Sold Sept 2021
£935,000
Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
Hillside House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,670
Street avg £3,506
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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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
Sevenoaks Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oakbank School. 10 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







