Icon House, Flat 32, 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 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 22nd 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.
Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 29.1% below the 2019 sale of £230,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in May 2019.
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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
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 2019Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 1EQ: £202,500 (2024–2017).
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 34, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Jun 2018
£202,500Icon House, Flat 18, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Mar 2018
£252,000Icon House, Flat 35, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ
Sold Jun 2017
£232,000
Versus other Merchants Place homes
On co₂ emissions, Icon House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,833
Street avg £3,189
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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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