What kind of home is 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA last change hands?

34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA last sold for £321,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £25,000 in April 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA changed over time?

Across 6 sales between April 1996 and December 2020, 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA rose from £25,000 to £321,000, a change of £296,000. That works out to roughly +10.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

The current EPC rating for 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (986 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG1 7YA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA use?

The latest EPC at 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA in?

34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA sits in Reading. It falls within the RG1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

Police records around 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

The closest primary school to 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA is Oxford Road Community School (293m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (1.3km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA?

The closest bus stop to 34 Franklin Street, RG1 7YA is Nags Head, 121m away. The nearest rail option is Reading West Rail Station, 469m away.

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34 Franklin Street, Reading, RG1 7YA

6 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

986 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Franklin Street

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

34 Franklin Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7YA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 986 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £321,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 15.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 48.6% 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

34 Franklin Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Franklin Street, Reading, RG1 7YA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Franklin Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

41 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.

Price for 34 Franklin Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£321,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2020Most recent
£321,000
+49.3%over 9 years
25 November 2011
£215,000
+6.3%over 6 years
2 June 2005
£202,202
+133.2%over 6 years
18 June 1998
£86,700
+54.8%over 8 months
5 October 1997
£56,000
+124.0%over 1 year
18 April 1996
£25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 7YA: £376,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in RG1 7YA

On the street

Versus other Franklin Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34 Franklin Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,504

Street avg £2,895

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Reading report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Nags Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Oxford Road Community School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 7YA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 7YA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

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FAQ

Common questions

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