40 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP
About 40 Cardiff Road
40 Cardiff Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
40 Cardiff Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
40 Cardiff Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 8EP: £365,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Cardiff Road homes
40 Cardiff Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Reading Buses Depot — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
E P Collier Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB