18 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
About 18 Hatch Close
18 Hatch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Chapel Row, Reading, Reading (RG7 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1106 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 is 49.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
18 Hatch Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Hatch Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
18 Hatch Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 5 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2012Most recent
£500,000
+8.7%over 5 years21 February 2007
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6NZ: £680,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RG7 6NZ
10 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
Sold Nov 2025
£828,00020 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
Sold Oct 2025
£790,0006 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
Sold Dec 2016
£610,000Parrog House, Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
Sold May 2016
£634,0007 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
Sold Aug 2014
£580,000
Versus other Hatch Close homes
18 Hatch Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,867
Street avg £2,806
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
The Blade Bone — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







