156 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7RP

156 Castle Hill is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7RP). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £610,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.