Maytrees, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
About Maytrees
Maytrees is a detached house in Swallowfield, Reading, Reading (RG7 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 29.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Maytrees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2022
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Planning history
Maytrees has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at Maytrees, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
- Jan 2013Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Proposed erection of a replacement two storey dwelling, following demolition of existing single storey dwelling and garage.
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 122198
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJun 2015Decision
- ConditionsSept 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2012Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1PY: £1,389,960 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RG7 1PY
Treetop House, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Sept 2024
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Sold Jun 2024
£1,425,000Hawthorn House, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Dec 2023
£1,635,000Lancambria, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Nov 2022
£1,389,960Uplands, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Mar 2022
£1,150,000
Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
Floor Area for Maytrees lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,134
Street avg £3,700
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 249 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Charlton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Lambs Lane Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

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42.9dB







