What type of property is 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD sell for?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD last sold for £620,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £165,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between March 1996 and October 2021, 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD rose from £165,000 to £620,000, a change of £455,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

The current EPC rating for 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD heated?

The latest EPC at 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD have?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in November 2018 under ref. 182219. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD located?

7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD sits in Farley Hill, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

Police records around 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD 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 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

The closest primary school to 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD is Farley Hill Primary School (1.0km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bohunt School Wokingham (2.0km).

How well connected is 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD?

The closest bus stop to 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, RG7 1XD is Bunglers Hill, 724m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 The Mews, Farley Castle, Castle Hill, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1XD

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 The Mews

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

7 The Mews is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Farley Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral

Building

Previously extendedYes
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

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, Castle Hill, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 7 The Mews, Farley Castle, Castle Hill, Farley Hill, Reading, RG7 1XD

1decisions1extensions23documents8nearby

Nov 2018
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling following the demolition of the existing conservatory, conversion to the existing garage to create habitable accommodation, insertion of two roof lights plus changes to fenestration.
Extension
Documents
23 docs on file
Reference
182219
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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.

7 The Mews has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£697,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£620,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

12 October 2021Most recent
£620,000
+7.8%over 1 year
18 June 2020
£575,000
+56.0%over 13 years
23 August 2006
£368,500
+123.3%over 10 years
26 March 1996
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1XD: £680,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in RG7 1XD

On the street

Versus other Farley Castle homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 The Mews outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,218

Street avg £4,170

Above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 150 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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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

0.7 km

Bunglers Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Farley Hill Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1XD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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