What type of property is 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE last change hands?

54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE last sold for £500,000 in December 2018, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £120,000 in October 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE changed over time?

Across 5 sales between October 1995 and December 2018, 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE rose from £120,000 to £500,000, a change of £380,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE have?

The current EPC rating for 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in January 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 1PE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE heated?

The latest EPC at 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE is in council tax band E.

Where is 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE located?

54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE sits in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

Police records around 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

The closest primary school to 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE is Lambs Lane Primary School (1.1km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oakbank School (1.1km).

How well connected is 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE?

The closest bus stop to 54 Century Drive, RG7 1PE is Grovelands Road, 222m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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54 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 54 Century Drive

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

54 Century Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1PE). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £500,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 101 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

54 Century 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 07 Jan 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 54 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

54 Century Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

54 Century Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£525,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

14 December 2018Most recent
£500,000
+44.1%over 7 years
16 August 2011
£347,000
+13.8%over 5 years
16 December 2005
£305,000
+10.9%over 3 years
27 June 2002
£275,000
+129.2%over 6 years
18 October 1995
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1PE: £448,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in RG7 1PE

On the street

Versus other Century Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 54 Century Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,949

Street avg £3,513

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Reading report

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

1.1 km

Oakbank School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1PE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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