290 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
About 290 Hyde End Road
290 Hyde End Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £498,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 290 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
- Aug 2016Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for proposed erection of part single, part two storey rear extension to dwelling following demolition of existing conservatory, front porch extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation.
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 161370
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionDec 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.
£498,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£498,000
+11.9%over 3 years22 November 2017
£445,000
+60.1%over 12 years29 September 2005
£278,000
+39.3%over 3 years5 December 2001
£199,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DN: £477,000 (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
£307,000310 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DN
Sold Jun 2021
£425,000
Versus other Hyde End Road homes
290 Hyde End Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,611
Street avg £3,864
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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







