5 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
About 5 Inhams Way
5 Inhams Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 sits 61.1% above the 2012 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
5 Inhams Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Inhams Way has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 5 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
- Jan 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BDB/57288
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJun 2019Decision
- ExtensionJan 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Inhams Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2012Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2QA: £470,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in RG7 2QA
6 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
Sold Jul 2024
£712,0009 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
Sold Sept 2022
£615,00013 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
Sold Dec 2020
£455,00019 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
Sold Dec 2020
£470,00011 Inhams Way, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QA
Sold Aug 2007
£360,000
Versus other Inhams Way homes
On epc rating, 5 Inhams Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,621
Street avg £3,941
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Hydes Platt — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Silchester Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







