12 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
About 12 Askew Drive
12 Askew Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1318 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
12 Askew Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 February 2022
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Planning history
12 Askew Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 12 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
- Mar 2005OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a certificate of lawful proposed use to change flat roof to pitched roof at front of dwelling.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 051315
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryFeb 2010Decision
- ConservatoryMar 2007Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 12 Askew Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£525,000
+43.8%over 8 years13 June 2012
£365,000
+284.2%over 16 years19 January 1996
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1HG: £435,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in RG7 1HG
14 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Mar 2026
£625,0007 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Dec 2025
£435,00022 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Apr 2025
£425,00015 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Aug 2021
£525,00017 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Apr 2019
£345,000
Versus other Askew Drive homes
On price per m², 12 Askew Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,288
Street avg £4,025
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
150/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clares Green Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oakbank School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







