What kind of home is 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ last sold for £497,500 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £465,000 in June 2017, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2017 and August 2021, 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ rose from £465,000 to £497,500, a change of £32,500. That works out to roughly +1.6% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 1UQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ use?

The latest EPC at 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ in?

16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ sits in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

Police records around 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ 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.

What schools are near 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

The closest primary school to 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is Alder Grove Church of England Primary School (1.1km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oakbank School (822m).

How well connected is 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

The closest bus stop to 16 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is Grovelands Road, 193m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Albert Close, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1UQ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band E

Overview

About 16 Albert Close

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

16 Albert Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 110 m² it's 29.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Sold August 2021 for £497,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

GarageSingle

Building

Period featuresYes
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.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Albert Close, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Albert Close has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£497,500

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2021Most recent
£497,500
+7.0%over 4 years
15 June 2017
£465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1UQ: £450,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in RG7 1UQ

On the street

Versus other Albert Close homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 16 Albert Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,523

Street avg £4,959

Below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

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

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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Grovelands Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Oakbank School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1UQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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