14, FIRMSTONE CLOSE, LOWER EARLEY, READING, RG6 4JS - £575,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is a large detached house of 152m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £705,214. It was last sold for £575,000 in August 2019, which was around 8% below the average August 2019 detached price in the Wokingham local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Wokingham local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2019 19 AUG	£575,000	£627,563	8% below HPI
2005 31 MAR	£310,000	£357,162	13% below HPI
2001 29 MAR	£184,950	£270,489	32% below HPI

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wokingham local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sales between March 2001 and August 2019 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the March 2005 sale was for 13% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 13% below the HPI over time, until the August 2019 sale, where it rises to 8% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 8% below the HPI.

What might 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE be worth now?

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £705,214.

This is based on house price inflation of 22.6%, between August 2019 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Wokingham local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 22.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE of £575,000 on 19th August 2019. For the value to have increased from £575,000 to £705,214 over the four years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wokingham local authority area.
• The August 2019 sale price of £575,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE has not materially changed since August 2019.

How Large is 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE?

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is 152m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2013. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in Reading, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Reading, and where 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 75% of detached houses houses are smaller than 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE, and 24% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.116 of an acre, or 469m². The below map shows the location of 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE?

14 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is located in LOWER EARLEY, in the RG6 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 14 on FIRMSTONE CLOSE.