5 Hatch Close, Chapel Row, Reading, RG7 6NZ
About 5 Hatch Close
5 Hatch Close is a detached house in Chapel Row, Reading, Reading (RG7 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
5 Hatch Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 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
5 Hatch Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£883,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
EPC Rating for 5 Hatch Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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







