79, KENSINGTON ROAD, READING, RG30 2SZ - £260,000

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

79 KENSINGTON ROAD is a midsized extended detached house of 128m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £459,433. It was last sold for £260,000 in March 2007, which was around 34% below the average March 2007 detached price in the Reading local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2023, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

79 KENSINGTON ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 79 KENSINGTON ROAD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Reading local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 79 KENSINGTON ROAD 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
2007 30 MAR	£260,000	£395,231	34% below HPI
2002 29 NOV	£219,000	£332,057	34% below HPI

79 KENSINGTON ROAD Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Reading local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 79 KENSINGTON ROAD sales from November 2002 and March 2007 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 November 2002 sale was for 34% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% below the HPI over time, until the March 2007 sale, which was also at 34% below the HPI.

What might 79 KENSINGTON ROAD be worth now?

79 KENSINGTON ROAD might now be worth an estimated £459,433.

This is based on house price inflation of 76.7%, between March 2007 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Reading local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 76.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 79 KENSINGTON ROAD of £260,000 on 30th March 2007. For the value to have increased from £260,000 to £459,433 over the sixteen years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 79 KENSINGTON ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Reading local authority area.
• The March 2007 sale price of £260,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 79 KENSINGTON ROAD has not materially changed since March 2007.

How Large is 79 KENSINGTON ROAD?

79 KENSINGTON ROAD is 128m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2023. This puts it in the largest 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 79 KENSINGTON ROAD lies on this distribution: 58% of detached houses houses are smaller than 79 KENSINGTON ROAD, and 41% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

79 KENSINGTON ROAD: Plot and Title Map

79 KENSINGTON ROAD sits on a plot of roughly 0.052 of an acre, or 210m². The below map shows the location of 79 KENSINGTON ROAD, 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 79 KENSINGTON ROAD). 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 79 KENSINGTON ROAD?

79 KENSINGTON ROAD is located in READING, in the RG30 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 79 on KENSINGTON ROAD.