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48 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY

Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 48 Southend Road

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

48 Southend Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £525,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

48 Southend Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 48 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY

1decisions6documents9nearby
  1. Apr 2006
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Single storey detached timber garden room.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    06/00321/HOUSE
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

48 Southend Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£525,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2020Most recent

    £525,000

    +1.9%over 2 years

  2. 2 February 2018

    £515,000

    +459.8%over 21 years

  3. 25 April 1996

    £92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6EY: £429,750 (2022–2020).

On the street

Versus other Southend Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

48 Southend Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,605

Street avg £3,800

Above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 48 Southend Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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.
£491k

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3 bed1 bath
£682k

1 Cornerways Bungalows, Bucklebury Road, Stanford Dingley

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2 bed
£705k

1 Hollytree Cottages, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend

RG7 6HS

4 bed2 bath
£804k

1 Hatch Close, Chapel Row

RG7 6NZ

4 bed2 bath
£805k

1 Mead Cottage, Tutts Clump

RG7 6LA

4 bed2 bath
£984k

1 Jennetts Close, Tutts Clump

RG7 6JZ

4 bed
£1.3m

1 Catherine Place, Upper Bucklebury

RG7 6EL

2 bed

1 Forest Cottages, Hatch Lane, Chapel Row

RG7 6NY

3 bed
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

0.1 km

Bradfield Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bradfield C.E. Primary School. 2 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 6EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 6EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 6EY

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

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