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42 Hartleys, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QE

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 36.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 25.4% 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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Hartleys

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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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.

2

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

£404,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£295,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2020Most recent

    £295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2QE: £325,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Hartleys homes

Four headline reads against 25 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 £2,516

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 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Hartleys

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£680k

1 Flexditch, Silchester

RG7 2PT

4 bed2 bath
£780k

1 Lovegrove Gardens, The Common, Silchester

RG7 2PH

4 bed
£450k

1 Inhams Way, Silchester

RG7 2QA

3 bed
£583k

1 Hendeys Cottages, Summerlug, Mortimer Common

RG7 2JU

3 bed
£609k

1 Jubilee Cottages, Church Road, Mortimer West End

RG7 2JA

3 bed2 bath
£389k

1 Priory Drive Cottages, Priory Drive, Beech Hill

RG7 2BW

2 bed
£377k

1 Mews Cottage, Little London Road, Silchester

RG7 2PN

2 bed
£837k

1 Romans Field, Silchester

RG7 2QH

5 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

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for RG7 2QE

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Hartleys, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2QE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.