Icon House, Flat 17, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
About Icon House
Icon House is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. At 54 m² this is the 14th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Icon House, where floor areas span 40–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
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Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Icon 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.
Sales history & valuation
Icon House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 1EQ: £202,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG1 1EQ
Icon House, Flat 29, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Jul 2024
£135,740Icon House, Flat 19, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Jun 2023
£180,000Icon House, Flat 32, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold May 2019
£230,000Icon House, Flat 34, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Jun 2018
£202,500Icon House, Flat 18, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Mar 2018
£252,000
Versus other Merchants Place homes
EPC Rating
85 (B)
Street avg 83 (B)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB