71a, Flat 2, Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA
About 71a
71a is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 71a (26–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 71a, Flat 2, Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell 1 Horse Chestnut
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/25/1382
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Sales history & valuation
71a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5RA: £750,000 (2022–2017).
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Versus other Hamilton Road homes
71a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
26 m²
Street avg 44 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
College Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB