21a, Lorne Street, Reading, RG1 7YW
About 21a
21a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7YW). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in January 1999. 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 £182,000 sits 142.7% above the 1999 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 26.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. At 48 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 39 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 21a, Lorne Street, Reading, RG1 7YW
- Feb 2011AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of the basement of 21 LorneStreet as a self-contained one bedroom flat, known as 21A Lorne Stree t.
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/10/2134
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentFeb 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21a has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 1999Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 7YW: £321,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG1 7YW
Versus other Lorne Street homes
Price per m² for 21a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,563
Street avg £4,815
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
The Rose and Thistle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB