What kind of home is 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE last sold for £295,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 2QE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE use?

The latest EPC at 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE in?

42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE sits in Silchester, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district in Hampshire.

How safe is the area around 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

Police records around 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE show an average of 150 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (21% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

The closest primary school to 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE is Silchester Church of England Primary School (624m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE?

The closest bus stop to 42 Hartleys, RG7 2QE is Hydes Platt, 173m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Hartleys, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QE

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 42 Hartleys

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

42 Hartleys is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2QE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 111 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 26 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 33.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £295,000 in February 2020.

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
Bathrooms1

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Mar 2019

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 March 2029

2 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Hartleys, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Hartleys has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 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

£394,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£295,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 February 2020Most recent
£295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2QE: £402,500 (2026–2021).

Nearby sales in RG7 2QE

On the street

Versus other Hartleys homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Hartleys outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,658

Street avg £2,878

On par

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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.

£683k

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£450k

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3 bed

£590k

1 Hendeys Cottages, Summerlug, Mortimer Common

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£637k

1 Jubilee Cottages, Church Road, Mortimer West End

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3 bed2 bath

£394k

1 Mews Cottage, Little London Road, Silchester

RG7 2PN

2 bed

£754k

1 Romans Field, Silchester

RG7 2QH

5 bed1 bath

£466k

1 Birchtree Cottages, Kings Road, Silchester

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2 bed1 bath

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

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 2QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 2QE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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