56 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
About 56 Century Drive
56 Century Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1PE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £610,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 56 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
- Sept 2007Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for a certificate of proposed lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer window and two velux windows in the rear elevation and two velux windows in the front elevation.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 072536
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionApr 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 Century Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£610,000
+25.8%over 8 years14 August 2014
£485,000
+35.7%over 3 years4 November 2010
£357,500
+225.1%over 15 years24 August 1995
£109,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1PE: £448,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG7 1PE
14 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
Sold Jun 2024
£448,00040 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
Sold Feb 2023
£360,0001 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
Sold Mar 2021
£460,00034 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
Sold Jan 2020
£298,00054 Century Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1PE
Sold Dec 2018
£500,000
Versus other Century Drive homes
56 Century Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,453
Street avg £3,535
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
1.1 km
Oakbank School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







