Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
35 Dover Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG1 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 94 m² this is the 18th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £365,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 79.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 4 refused.
35 Dover Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 January 2023
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4 applications on record at 35 Dover Street, Reading, RG1 6AX
Proposal for first floor extension to form a 2-bed flat to replace the existing balustrade/parapet wall, shed and entrance cupola, together with associated revisions to landscaping and access
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Latest sale on 35 Dover Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
27 June 2021Most recent
£365,000
+58.7%over 8 years16 May 2013
£230,000
+31.4%over 9 years26 August 2003
£175,000
+60.2%over 5 years27 November 1997
£109,266
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6AX: £245,000 (2026–2019).
On floor area, 35 Dover Street stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Boston Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Coley Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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