57 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET
About 57 Cardiff Road
57 Cardiff Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 114.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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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.
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Planning history
57 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
Price for 57 Cardiff Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 27 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2022Most recent
£345,000
+9.5%over 5 years9 August 2017
£315,000
+26.0%over 2 years20 February 2015
£250,000
+35.1%over 1 year21 April 2013
£185,000
+86.9%over 12 years9 February 2001
£99,000
+78.4%over 5 years30 April 1995
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 8ET: £330,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Cardiff Road homes
57 Cardiff Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £3,361
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Caversham Road Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
E P Collier Primary School. 32 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
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB