2 Sun Street, Reading, RG1 3JX
About 2 Sun Street
2 Sun Street is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 11.2% below the 2024 sale of £330,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 109.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2024 at £330,000.
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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 Sun Street 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
Latest sale on 2 Sun Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 18 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2024Most recent
£330,000
+106.3%over 17 years15 January 2007
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 3JX: £190,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG1 3JX
Versus other Sun Street homes
2 Sun Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £2,669
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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