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 it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 December 2018
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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 119 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
150/mo
Falling 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







