Byefields, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
About Byefields
Byefields is a detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Energy performance
Byefields's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and middle extensions.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P25/S3653/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 18 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£510,000
+82.1%over 18 years16 December 2002
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JT: £660,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JT
Little Haffets, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Dec 2023
£625,000Newlands, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Aug 2020
£352,000Cleeve House, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Oct 2018
£735,000The Laurels, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Apr 2018
£735,000Lindon, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Apr 2015
£450,000
Versus other Cross Keys Road homes
Years Held for Byefields lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,595
Street avg £3,391
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Glebe Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB








