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4 sales on record
About Old Reading Room
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Reading Room is a detached house in Manthorpe, Grantham, Grantham (NG31 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £420,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Reading Room has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2024)
£420,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Low Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Old Reading Room runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,307
Street avg £2,234
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Grantham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NG31 8NQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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