5 London Road, Reading, RG1 5BJ
About 5 London Road
5 London Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 758 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 22). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 27.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 London Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 London Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
45 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£227,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2016Most recent
£227,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5BJ: £435,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other London Road homes
5 London Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,224
Street avg £3,042
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crown Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kendrick School. 34 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
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB







