What type of property is 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA sell for?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA last sold for £876,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £297,500 in December 2001, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2001 and March 2025, 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA rose from £297,500 to £876,000, a change of £578,500. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA have?

The current EPC rating for 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in January 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (2,088 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA heated?

The latest EPC at 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA had any planning applications?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey front extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA located?

249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA sits in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

Police records around 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

The closest primary school to 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA is Lambs Lane Primary School (1.1km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oakbank School (1.0km).

What is the nearest station to 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA?

The closest bus stop to 249 Hyde End Road, RG7 1DA is Grovelands Road, 35m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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249 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DA

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

194 m²

2088 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 249 Hyde End Road

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

249 Hyde End Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

A recent sale: £876,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 83.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes

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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.

249 Hyde End Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 249 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

249 Hyde End Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at 249 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DA

2decisions2extensions11documents8nearby

Sept 2004
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed first floor front extension to dwelling.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
041377
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ConservatoryJul 2013Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 249 Hyde End Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£822,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£876,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

20 March 2025Most recent
£876,000
+194.5%over 23 years
6 December 2001
£297,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DA: £473,200 (2021–2010).

Nearby sales in RG7 1DA

On the street

Versus other Hyde End Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 249 Hyde End Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,515

Street avg £3,729

Strongly above

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 187 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 16 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Below

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Area

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Full Reading report

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

0.0 km

Grovelands Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Oakbank School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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