2 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
About 2 Crown Lane
2 Crown Lane is a semi-detached house in Theale, Reading, Reading (RG7 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 sits 548% above the 1999 sale of £55,094. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 79.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at 2 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
- Sept 2016Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing garage into 2 bedrooms, living and dining area and wet room.
- Reference
- 16/01570/FULD
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionAug 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Crown Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,094
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 1999Most recent
£55,094
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5BG: £325,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG7 5BG
17 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Mar 2025
£329,00030 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Sept 2023
£305,000The New House, Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Dec 2022
£500,00011 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Sept 2022
£325,0003 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Mar 2022
£260,000
Versus other Crown Lane homes
2 Crown Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£672
Street avg £4,091
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Theale flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Theale C.E. Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB







