What type of property is Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What did Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED sell for?

Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED last sold for £290,000 in October 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

The current EPC rating for Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in September 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (463 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG1 1ED. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED located?

Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED sits in Reading. It falls within the RG1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

Police records around Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED show an average of 623 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

The closest primary school to Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED is Civitas Academy (550m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kendrick School (940m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED?

The closest bus stop to Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, RG1 1ED is Station Road, 85m away. The nearest bus option is Reading Rail Station - buses, 108m away.

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Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1ED

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Estimated value

£238,000

Since the 2017 sale (£290,000)-18%
Against RG1 1ED's recent median (£320,000)-26%

Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

43 m²

463 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£238,000

Against its 2017 sale (£290,000)-18%
Against RG1 1ED's recent median (£320,000)-26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Garrard House is modelled from its 43 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG1 1ED. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
43 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2017
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in RG1 1ED
5 sales, median £320,000 (2022–2018)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Garrard House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

5 October 2017Most recent
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 1ED: £320,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in RG1 1ED

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1ED. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Garrard House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Garrard House is a one-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG1 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Garrard House, where floor areas span 38–91 m².

Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 17.9% below the 2017 sale of £290,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 43 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Building

Heating systemElectric
Solar panelsYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Garrard House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Sept 2017

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 September 2027

9 months remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garrard House, Flat 503, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Garrard House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Garrard Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Garrard House outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,744

Street avg £6,076

Above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.6 t/year

Street avg 0.9 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 8 years

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

623/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Civitas Academy. 33 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Civitas AcademyPrimary550m
E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary581m
Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary919m
Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary921m

Nearest stops

Station RoadBus stop85m
Blagrave StreetBus stop108m
Reading Rail Station - busesBus station108m
Reading Rail StationRailway station115m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences3,065 reports33%
Shoplifting1,458 reports16%
Anti-social Behaviour868 reports9%
Public Order811 reports9%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 1ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 1ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Garrard House is modelled from its 43 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG1 1ED. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Garrard House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Garrard House was lodged in September 2017 at band B and is valid until September 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Garrard House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG1 1ED, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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