1 Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
About 1 Kit Lane
1 Kit Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TY). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £864,000 sits 80.8% above the 2009 sale of £478,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
1 Kit Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024RenovationFullIn report
To install two air source heat pumps on the south-east wall of the property.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P24/S2326/HH
- Oct 2006ExtensionIn report
Extension: Front of property
Extension to front of house to form home office/study.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P06/E0914
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£864,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 7 years.
£478,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2009Most recent
£478,000
26 May 2004
£480,000
+113.3%over 2 years2 September 2001
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0TY: £610,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in RG8 0TY
Olcote, Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
Sold Jan 2024
£630,0002 Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
Sold Mar 2016
£1,125,0005 Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
Sold Aug 2015
£610,000Roselands, Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
Sold Dec 2009
£300,0004 Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY
Sold Nov 2009
£492,500
Versus other Kit Lane homes
On years held, 1 Kit Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,265
Street avg £5,291
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.9 km
Church View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Stoke Row CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB