282a, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
About 282a
282a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 152 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 27.2% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
282a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 282a, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
- Jul 2020AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey extension to south elevation of existing annexe, alterations to roof to create larger first floor habitable accommodation, replacement of existing flat roof to pitched roof, plus the insertion of 9no. roof lights.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 201210
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
282a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 9 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
21 May 2015Most recent
£500,000
+25.0%over 8 years28 September 2006
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DN: £498,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG7 1DN
298 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Jul 2024
£585,000288 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Aug 2023
£525,000286 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Jun 2023
£477,000278 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Sept 2021
£307,000290 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Jun 2021
£498,000
Versus other Hyde End Road homes
Floor Area for 282a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,289
Street avg £3,966
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
The Square — 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







