How much is 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU worth?
Estimated value — November 2026
£389,000
Likely range £308,000 – £446,000Four in five similar homes sold within their range when we tested it.
Latest recorded sale October 1998
64%
confidence
Medium
Typically within 9% of the sale price
Property details
Semi-detached house
Wensley Road · Reading · RG1 6DU
Energy performance
Mains Gas (Not Community) · EPC 8775-7227-3500-5477-6992 · inspected March 2015
Address
- District
- Reading
- County
- Reading
Value over time
- Modelled value
- Projected
- Likely range (80%)
- Today's estimate
Drawn through each of this property's recorded sales and ending at today's estimate, with the UK House Price Index for its area and property type filling in the months between. The shaded band is where four in five prices fell when we tested this line against real sales of similar homes; it widens the further a month is from a recorded sale, and today it matches the likely range above.
View as a table
| Year | Modelled value | Likely range |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | £119,936 | £103,779 – £138,555 |
| 2001 | £133,889 | £114,694 – £154,081 |
| 2002 | £160,052 | £135,727 – £184,280 |
| 2003 | £161,219 | £135,431 – £186,594 |
| 2004 | £177,862 | £148,118 – £206,296 |
| 2005 | £178,738 | £147,923 – £206,819 |
| 2006 | £196,371 | £161,554 – £227,043 |
| 2007 | £216,498 | £176,754 – £250,577 |
| 2008 | £181,215 | £146,686 – £210,395 |
| 2009 | £190,241 | £152,962 – £221,146 |
| 2010 | £201,154 | £160,894 – £234,768 |
| 2011 | £203,129 | £162,528 – £237,455 |
| 2012 | £210,478 | £168,087 – £247,044 |
| 2013 | £221,856 | £177,097 – £261,295 |
| 2014 | £258,854 | £227,547 – £280,885 |
| 2015 | £298,821 | £260,444 – £325,827 |
| 2016 | £312,478 | £270,010 – £342,363 |
| 2017 | £329,681 | £282,408 – £362,947 |
| 2018 | £323,091 | £274,346 – £357,393 |
| 2019 | £316,529 | £266,406 – £351,801 |
| 2020 | £324,527 | £270,710 – £362,398 |
| 2021 | £348,189 | £287,843 – £390,655 |
| 2022 | £386,119 | £316,311 – £435,243 |
| 2023 | £368,893 | £299,439 – £417,768 |
| 2024 | £380,834 | £306,283 – £433,296 |
| 2025 | £390,888 | £311,444 – £446,793 |
| 2026 | £389,000 | £308,000 – £446,000 |
Sale history
Mortgage calculator
£2,088
Estimated monthly repayment
£350,100
Loan amount
£401,503
Total interest
£751,603
Total repayable
A guide only, based on a capital repayment mortgage held at a constant interest rate for the full term. Not a mortgage offer or financial advice.
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- 161 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£360,000 · 2022£400,000
- 181 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£134,000 · 2002£394,000
- 163 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£52,000 · 1996£378,000
- 159 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£200,000 · 2008£477,000
- 155 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£325,000 · 2018£388,000
- 151 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU£163,000 · 2005£330,000
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About this property
157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU is a semi-detached house on Wensley Road in Reading. Stede's estimated value for November 2026 is £389,000. Four in five similar homes sold within their likely range when tested; for this property that range is £308,000 to £446,000. It combines their price per m² applied to its floor area (50%), its own last sale brought up to date with the House Price Index (25%) and recent sales of 36 similar homes in the same postcode sector (25%). The confidence score is 64 out of 100 (medium): estimates like this one are typically within 9% of the eventual sale price.
It last sold in October 1998 for £82,500. The current estimate is 372% higher than that price. The current owner has held it for about 28 years.
Its EPC energy-efficiency rating is band C (77 out of 100), with a potential of band B (86) after the recommended improvements. The certificate records a total floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft). It was lodged in March 2015.
The modelled value is down 1% over the past year and up 12% over the past five years.
Among 10 nearby properties Stede tracks in the RG1 area, estimated values run from £299,000 to £477,000. This semi-detached house's £389,000 sits around the middle of that range.
Common questions
How much is 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU worth?
Stede estimates 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU is worth £389,000 as of November 2026, within a likely range of £308,000 to £446,000. The estimate is generated automatically from recorded sale prices of this and similar nearby homes and the UK House Price Index, and is not a formal valuation.
When did 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU last sell?
It last sold in October 1998 for £82,500.
What type of property is 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU?
It is recorded as a Semi-detached house on Wensley Road in the RG1 postcode area.
What is the EPC rating of 157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU?
157 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DU has an EPC energy-efficiency rating of band C (77 out of 100). Its potential rating after the recommended improvements is band B (86). The certificate records a floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft). EPC data is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and reflects the most recent certificate on record.
How reliable is this estimate?
The confidence score is 64 out of 100 (medium). Tested against real sales of similar homes, estimates like this one are typically within 9% of the sale price, and four in five sold within their likely range. The figure is a data model, not a RICS valuation or Home Report, and should not be used for mortgage or legal decisions.
How does Stede calculate this estimate?
It combines their price per m² applied to its floor area (50%), its own last sale brought up to date with the House Price Index (25%) and recent sales of 36 similar homes in the same postcode sector (25%). Each piece of evidence gets the share that proved most accurate when tested against real sales of similar homes, and the same testing sets the likely range and confidence. Full detail is on the methodology page.
How we got this figure
We weighed the evidence below, giving each piece the share that proved most accurate when we tested it against real sales of similar homes. The likely range and confidence come from testing the same method against 19,418 real sales of similar homes.
- Recent price per m² in the same postcode sector, for its 84 m²£383,86850%
- Its sale in October 1998, brought up to today with the House Price Index£349,20225%
- 36 similar homes sold recently in the same postcode sector£437,11125%
Estimate £389,000, likely £308,000 – £446,000
Read the full methodology and data sources →