4 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
About 4 Council Houses
4 Council Houses is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Farley Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 1TX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1349 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Council Houses has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 4 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey and single storey rear extensions to dwelling.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 061860
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Council Houses has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 17 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2015Most recent
£535,000
+33.8%over 4 years3 December 2010
£400,000
+81.9%over 8 years9 May 2002
£219,950
+86.4%over 3 years17 May 1998
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1TX: £475,000 (2016–2007).
Nearby sales in RG7 1TX
2 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
Sold Jul 2016
£600,0003 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
Sold Mar 2016
£515,0005 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
Sold Nov 2013
£400,0001 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
Sold Jul 2012
£475,0006 Council Houses, Church Road, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1TX
Sold Nov 2006
£450,000
Versus other Church Road homes
4 Council Houses is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,270
Street avg £4,023
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
Jouldings Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Farley Hill Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







