1 Sherman Road, Reading, RG1 2PJ
About 1 Sherman Road
1 Sherman Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 27% below the 2024 sale of £500,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold October 2024 for £500,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Sherman Road, Reading, RG1 2PJ
- Jun 2009HMOFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for change of use from single dwelling houseto House in Multiple Occupation and one self contained studio on top floor
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/09/0327
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOJun 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Sherman Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2024Most recent
£500,000
+138.1%over 17 years30 July 2007
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 2PJ: £326,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Sherman Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Sherman Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £3,399
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Pell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Katesgrove Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB