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2 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£742,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£600,000)+24%
  • Against RG7 1TX's recent median (£475,000)+56%

Newest record on this page: February 2018. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£742,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£600,000)+24%
  • Against RG7 1TX's recent median (£475,000)+56%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Council Houses is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1TX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    153 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2016

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in RG7 1TX

    5 sales, median £475,000 (2016–2010)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2016Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 2 Council Houses was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2016Most recent

    £600,000

    +46.5%over 9 years

  2. 28 May 2007

    £409,500

    +78.0%over 7 years

  3. 14 January 2000

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1TX: £475,000 (2016–2010).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 2 Council Houses

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

2 Council Houses is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Farley Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 1TX). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 is 23.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 58.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016.

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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Council Houses'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 25 Feb 2026

Current Certificate
Feb 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 February 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Council Houses has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 2 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX

1decisions1extensions6documents8nearby
  1. Feb 2018
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey conservatory to the rear of the dwelling.

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    173723
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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 2 Council Houses lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,922

Street avg £4,110

On par

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

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

Jouldings Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Farley Hill Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Farley Hill Primary SchoolPrimary118m
  • Bohunt School WokinghamSecondary1.6km
  • The Coombes Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Jouldings LaneBus stop95m
  • Church Road H&R 8Bus stop307m
  • Church Road H&R 10Bus stop501m
  • Castle RoadBus stop643m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Council Houses is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1TX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 2 Council Houses. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Council Houses was lodged in February 2016 at band E and expired in February 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 2 Council Houses. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 1TX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Council Houses is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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