78 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
About 78 Reading Road
78 Reading Road is a detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 7JE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 38 m² this is the 16th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
11 years since the last transfer (January 2015). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2012. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 38 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (31 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 17.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£672/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
78 Reading Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2012SubdivisionFullIn report
Existing dwelling to be divided into 2 flats.
- Reference
- 11/00374/FULD
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2015Most recent
£275,000
+17.0%over 4 years2 September 2010
£235,000
-4.1%over 2 years16 September 2007
£245,000
+40.0%over 5 years28 August 2002
£175,000
+81.3%over 4 years28 April 1998
£96,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7JE: £317,500 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in RG8 7JE
66 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Apr 2024
£850,00078a, Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Aug 2022
£210,00082 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Sept 2019
£280,00072 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Feb 2018
£402,50070 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Jun 2010
£305,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
EPC Rating for 78 Reading Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 32 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB








