56 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP
About 56 Cardiff Road
56 Cardiff Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 sits 105.9% above the 2005 sale of £185,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
56 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
56 Cardiff Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.6% per year over 7 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 19.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2005Most recent
£185,000
+48.0%over 4 years11 April 2001
£125,000
+81.2%over 2 years20 November 1998
£69,000
+22.1%30 September 1998
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 8EP: £365,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Cardiff Road homes
Price per m² for 56 Cardiff Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,342
Street avg £3,938
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.3 km
Reading Buses Depot — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
E P Collier Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB