31, KENSINGTON CLOSE, LOWER EARLEY, READING, RG6 4EY - £352,500

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

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE is a midsized extended detached house of 113m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £645,310. It was last sold for £352,500 in May 2010, which was around 16% below the average May 2010 detached price in the Wokingham local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 31 KENSINGTON 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 31 KENSINGTON 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
2010 25 MAY	£352,500	£420,437	16% below HPI
2004 25 AUG	£300,000	£358,589	16% below HPI
1996 2 DEC	£111,500	£144,830	23% below HPI

31 KENSINGTON 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 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE sales between December 1996 and May 2010 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 August 2004 sale was for 16% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 16% below the HPI over time, until the May 2010 sale, which was also at 16% below the HPI.

What might 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE be worth now?

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £645,310.

This is based on house price inflation of 83.1%, between May 2010 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 83.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE of £352,500 on 25th May 2010. For the value to have increased from £352,500 to £645,310 over the thirteen years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wokingham local authority area.
• The May 2010 sale price of £352,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2010.

How Large is 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE?

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE is 113m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2009. This puts it in the smallest 50% 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 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 44% of detached houses houses are smaller than 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE, and 56% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.077 of an acre, or 310m². The below map shows the location of 31 KENSINGTON 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 31 KENSINGTON 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 31 KENSINGTON CLOSE?

31 KENSINGTON CLOSE is located in LOWER EARLEY, in the RG6 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 31 on KENSINGTON CLOSE.