8 Dover Street, Reading, RG1 6AX
About 8 Dover Street
8 Dover Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 sits 750.7% above the 1998 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 80.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
8 Dover Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Dover Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 1998Most recent
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6AX: £281,000 (2023–2019).
Versus other Dover Street homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Dover Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£455
Street avg £2,546
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Boston Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Coley Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB