7 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
About 7 Grovelands Road
7 Grovelands Road is a detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 sits 73.1% above the 2003 sale of £498,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 194 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 19 EPCs).
Energy performance
7 Grovelands Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 7 Grovelands Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DP
- Mar 2000Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension to dwelling, loft conversion and new front porch.
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 001310
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Grovelands Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.8% per year over 3 years.
£498,000
Growth on file: 27.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2003Most recent
£498,000
+126.6%over 3 years19 October 1999
£219,750
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 price per m², 7 Grovelands Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,567
Street avg £3,879
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 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







