257 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DA
About 257 Hyde End Road
257 Hyde End Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £729,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Swimming poolYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
257 Hyde End Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 257 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DA
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey rear & front extensions to dwelling.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 031032
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 257 Hyde End Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£729,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£650,000
+58.5%over 10 years11 November 2010
£410,000
+192.9%over 11 years17 June 1999
£140,000
+33.3%over 3 years8 December 1995
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DA: £473,200 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in RG7 1DA
Versus other Hyde End Road homes
Price per m² for 257 Hyde End Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,234
Street avg £4,156
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
44 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.0 km
Grovelands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Oakbank School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB