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26 Farringdon Court, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NT

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Farringdon Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Farringdon Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. At 62 m² this is the 18th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 Farringdon Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2009from Oct 2008
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar HW

Solar water heating installed

Jul 2021from Sept 2009
Low Energy Lighting
17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Farringdon Court, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Farringdon Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

45 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£240,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2021Most recent

    £240,000

    +20.0%over 7 years

  2. 5 June 2014

    £199,950

    +45.9%over 13 years

  3. 29 August 2000

    £137,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5NT: £255,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Erleigh Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Farringdon Court outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,871

Street avg £3,279

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 61 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Farringdon Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£252k

1 Farringdon Court, Erleigh Road

RG1 5NT

2 bed2 bath
£247k

1 Albion Terrace, London Road

RG1 5BG

2 bed
£240k

1 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road

RG1 5QB

2 bed1 bath
£232k

1 Bispham Court, Kendrick Road

RG1 5DQ

2 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Dean House, Erleigh Road

RG1 5LA

2 bed1 bath
£282k

1 Cadugan Place

RG1 5PN

2 bed2 bath
£338k

1 Donnington Road

RG1 5NE

2 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Dartmouth Terrace, London Road

RG1 5AL

1 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Foxhill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Redlands Primary 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 5NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG1 5NT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 5NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Farringdon Court, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.