12b, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
About 12b
12b is a five-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £735,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12b has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 12b, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
- Nov 2020ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a certificate of existing lawful development for a single storey rear extension to the dwelling.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 202650
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Sales history & valuation
12b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2016.
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 5 years.
£735,000
Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£735,000
+129.0%over 4 years18 October 2016
£321,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DP: £685,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG7 1DP
10 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
Sold Mar 2025
£830,00012c, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
Sold Nov 2024
£815,00019 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
Sold Sept 2023
£575,00012 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
Sold Sept 2023
£685,00014 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
Sold Oct 2022
£475,000
Versus other Grovelands Road homes
On epc rating, 12b stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,083
Street avg £3,790
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.2 km
Grovelands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Oakbank School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







