1 Icarus Court, Sun Street, Reading, RG1 3JX
About 1 Icarus Court
1 Icarus Court is a one-bedroom property in Reading (RG1 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £190,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 102.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- ConciergeYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Icarus Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Icarus Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
18 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Icarus Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2021Most recent
£190,000
+15.9%over 3 years29 November 2017
£164,000
+45.1%over 5 years8 March 2012
£113,000
-11.7%over 4 years5 July 2007
£128,000
+21.3%over 3 years1 July 2004
£105,500
+14.7%over 2 years1 February 2002
£91,950
+124.3%over 4 years24 April 1997
£40,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 3JX: £277,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG1 3JX
Versus other Sun Street homes
1 Icarus Court outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £3,320
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cemetery Junction — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's Church of England Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







