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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 38.5% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2022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
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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.
£526,000
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: £425,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG7 1HG
22 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
£345,00018 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Mar 2019
£366,50026 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HG
Sold Jan 2018
£665,000
Versus other Askew Drive homes
On years held, 12 Askew Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,288
Street avg £4,091
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 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







