What type of property is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

How energy efficient is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

The current EPC rating for 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG1 7YR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR heated?

The latest EPC at 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR located?

10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR sits in Reading. It falls within the RG1 postcode district.

Is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR in a safe area?

Police records around 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR 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.

Which schools serve 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

The closest primary school to 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR is Oxford Road Community School (190m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (1.1km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR?

The closest rail stop to 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, RG1 7YR is Reading West Rail Station, 54m away. The nearest bus option is Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road, 74m away.

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10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, Reading, RG1 7YR

Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 10b

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

10b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7YR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 71).

At 65 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 25 EPCs).

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

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10b, Ground Floor Flat, Ormsby Street, Reading, RG1 7YR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10b 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.

10b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£194,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 7YR: £305,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RG1 7YR

On the street

Versus other Ormsby Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10b outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

71 (C)

Street avg 65 (D)

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Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Reading West Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG1 7YR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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