What kind of home is 20 The Square, RG7 1BS?

20 The Square, RG7 1BS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 The Square, RG7 1BS sell for?

20 The Square, RG7 1BS last sold for £320,000 in July 2012, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £144,000 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 The Square, RG7 1BS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1999 and July 2012, 20 The Square, RG7 1BS rose from £144,000 to £320,000, a change of £176,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 The Square, RG7 1BS have?

The current EPC rating for 20 The Square, RG7 1BS is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 The Square, RG7 1BS?

20 The Square, RG7 1BS has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,072 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 1BS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 The Square, RG7 1BS use?

The latest EPC at 20 The Square, RG7 1BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 The Square, RG7 1BS?

20 The Square, RG7 1BS is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 The Square, RG7 1BS in?

20 The Square, RG7 1BS sits in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district.

Is 20 The Square, RG7 1BS in a safe area?

Police records around 20 The Square, RG7 1BS show an average of 150 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (21% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 The Square, RG7 1BS?

The closest primary school to 20 The Square, RG7 1BS is Lambs Lane Primary School (1.1km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oakbank School (951m).

What is the nearest station to 20 The Square, RG7 1BS?

The closest bus stop to 20 The Square, RG7 1BS is The Square, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BS

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1072 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 20 The Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 The Square is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1072 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 100 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 58.7% above the 2012 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).

Specifications

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
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 The Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022

Current Certificate

Mar 2012

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 March 2022

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 The Square 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£508,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£320,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

26 July 2012Most recent
£320,000
+18.5%over 6 years
23 February 2006
£270,000
+87.5%over 6 years
30 August 1999
£144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1BS: £455,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in RG7 1BS

On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 The Square lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,213

Street avg £3,383

On par

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£542k

1 Century Drive, Spencers Wood

RG7 1PE

3 bed2 bath

£556k

1 Bernard Cottages, Recreation Lane, Spencers Wood

RG7 1ED

3 bed2 bath

£436k

1 Beatty Rise, Spencers Wood

RG7 1FQ

3 bed3 bath

£435k

1 Clements Close, Spencers Wood

RG7 1HJ

3 bed1 bath

£714k

1 Benham Drive, Spencers Wood

RG7 1FB

3 bed2 bath

£742k

1 Chandlers Cottage, Goring Lane, Grazeley Green

RG7 1LY

3 bed2 bath

£554k

1 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood

RG7 1HG

4 bed

£555k

1 Appleby Walk, Spencers Wood

RG7 1UZ

4 bed2 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

150/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Oakbank School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1BS

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Common questions

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