41a, Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
About 41a
41a is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £227,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
41a 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 2 years.
£227,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£227,000
+1.3%over 1 year25 April 2019
£224,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5LY: £375,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in RG1 5LY
32 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Aug 2023
£360,0009 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Dec 2022
£375,00044 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Nov 2022
£381,00039 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Sept 2022
£376,00035 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Mar 2022
£325,000
Versus other Donnington Gardens homes
Floor Area for 41a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,847
Street avg £2,616
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Reading School. 33 schools nearby.
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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
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB