1 Filey Road, Reading, RG1 3QG
About 1 Filey Road
1 Filey Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Sold October 2019 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 16.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Filey Road 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 Filey Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2019Most recent
£280,000
+26.1%over 4 years14 May 2015
£222,000
+45.1%over 8 years8 August 2006
£153,000
+4.8%over 2 years27 April 2004
£146,000
+165.5%over 8 years21 September 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 3QG: £290,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Filey Road homes
1 Filey Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,733
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cholmeley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
New Town Primary School. 30 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
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







