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7 Garnet Street, Reading, RG1 6BA

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 7 Garnet Street

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

7 Garnet Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £247,500 in June 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 13.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Garnet Street, Reading, RG1 6BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Garnet Street has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£280,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£247,500

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2018Most recent

    £247,500

    +39.8%over 9 years

  2. 17 July 2008

    £177,000

    +105.8%over 7 years

  3. 19 October 2000

    £86,000

    +26.5%over 2 years

  4. 28 June 1998

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6BA: £270,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Garnet Street homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 7 Garnet Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,420

Street avg £3,013

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Garnet Street

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

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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.
£274k

1 Brownlow Lodge, Brownlow Road

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2 bed2 bath
£268k

1 Garnet Street

RG1 6BA

2 bed
£258k

1 Capital Point, Temple Place

RG1 6QJ

2 bed2 bath
£258k

1 Fobney Street

RG1 6BY

2 bed1 bath
£248k

1 Berkeley Court, Coley Avenue

RG1 6LH

2 bed
£367k

1 Benyon Mews, Bath Road

RG1 6HX

2 bed1 bath
£221k

1 Florida Court, Bath Road

RG1 6NX

3 bed1 bath
£368k

1 Epsom Court, Coley Avenue

RG1 6LW

3 bed
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

0.2 km

Katesgrove Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Coley Primary School. 35 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 6BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG1 6BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 6BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

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 7 Garnet Street, Reading, RG1 6BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.