The New House, Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
About The New House
The New House is a detached house in Theale, Reading, Reading (RG7 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
The New House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The New House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2022Most recent
£500,000
+13.6%over 5 years1 August 2017
£440,000
+91.3%over 13 years25 September 2003
£230,000
+36.9%over 2 years3 July 2001
£168,000
+1.2%over 6 months29 December 2000
£166,000
+44.3%over 2 years27 November 1998
£115,000
+30.7%over 2 years18 September 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5BG: £325,000 (2025–2021).
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
£305,00011 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Sept 2022
£325,0003 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Mar 2022
£260,00023 Crown Lane, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BG
Sold Jun 2021
£374,000
Versus other Crown Lane homes
On price per m², The New House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,682
Street avg £3,778
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB







