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12b, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Overview

About 12b

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

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12b, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

1decisions1extensions10documents8nearby
  1. Nov 2020
    ExtensionAmendment
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report

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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.

12b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2016.

Current estimate

£793,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£735,000

Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2021Most recent

    £735,000

    +129.0%over 4 years
  2. 18 October 2016

    £321,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1DP: £685,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Grovelands Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12b stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,083

Street avg £3,790

On par

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12b, Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.