What type of property is 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ sell for?

31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ last sold for £450,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £385,000 in August 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

Across 2 sales between August 2017 and September 2022, 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ rose from £385,000 to £450,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

The current EPC rating for 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 1UQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ located?

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

How safe is the area around 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

Police records around 31 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.

Which schools serve 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

The closest primary school to 31 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 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ?

The closest bus stop to 31 Albert Close, RG7 1UQ is Grovelands Road, 193m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 31 Albert Close

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

31 Albert Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £450,000. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

31 Albert Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Albert Close, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Albert Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£421,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£450,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

12 September 2022Most recent
£450,000
+16.9%over 5 years
22 August 2017
£385,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1UQ: £497,500 (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.

31 Albert Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,625

Street avg £4,867

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly 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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