1Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
42 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY
Last sale£171,000Jun 2010 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading detached prices£313,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DAug 2020
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Reading detached prices
£313,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2010 | £171,000 | Detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £440,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 18 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Mar 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 45 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Mar 2024 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 11 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Feb 2023 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 22 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Sep 2022 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 43 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Aug 2021 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 52 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | May 2019 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 40 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Oct 2018 | £316,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
Show all 42
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Aug 2018 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Feb 2017 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 13 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Jul 2014 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 43 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Jul 2014 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 24 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Jun 2014 | £269,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 4 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | May 2014 | £138,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Mar 2012 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 4 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Nov 2011 | £184,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 56 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Mar 2011 | £183,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 26 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Aug 2010 | £238,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 42 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Jun 2010 | £171,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 53 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Mar 2010 | £184,300 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 54 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Mar 2010 | £212,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 16 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Sep 2009 | £190,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 30 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Jul 2009 | £118,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 26 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Nov 2007 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 36 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Sep 2006 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 40 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Dec 2005 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 13 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Jun 2005 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 24 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Dec 2004 | £163,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 29 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Jan 2004 | £155,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 36 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Aug 2003 | £154,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 4 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | May 2002 | £132,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 24 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Dec 2000 | £116,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 22 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Nov 2000 | £110,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 36 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Jun 2000 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 16 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | May 2000 | £118,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 18 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Mar 2000 | £99,950 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 56 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Aug 1998 | £76,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 29 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LX | Nov 1997 | £69,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 18 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Aug 1997 | £67,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 24 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Nov 1996 | £69,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 30 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Jul 1996 | £56,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 30 Sycamore Road, Reading, RG2 7LY | Sep 1995 | £52,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
The land
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 99 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Mostly double glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- Leighton Park School211 m
- The Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimary · 430 m · Not judged
- Whiteknights Primary SchoolPrimary · 574 m · Good
- Blagdon Nursery SchoolNursery · 702 m · School remains Outstanding
- University of Reading969 m
- Reading Girls' SchoolSecondary · 989 m · Good
- Crosfields School1028 m
- Hillside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1081 m · School remains Good
- Hartland High SchoolSecondary · 1146 m · Inadequate
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 1222 m · Good
- Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1338 m · Good
- Hamilton School1401 m · Good
- Radstock Primary SchoolPrimary · 1441 m · Good
- Groveside School1443 m
- Geoffrey Field Junior SchoolPrimary · 1486 m · School remains Good
- Geoffrey Field Infant SchoolPrimary · 1486 m · Not judged
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 207
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