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Get started79 Highfield Park is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 34 m² this is the 4th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 55.1% above the 2011 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
79 Highfield Park's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 11 years.
£118,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 11 years.
On epc rating, 79 Highfield Park runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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4 April 2011Most recent
£118,000
+3.5%over 7 years4 December 2003
£114,000
+90.2%over 3 years18 February 2000
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG10 8LB: £395,000 (2025–2014).
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
RG10 8JY
Highfield Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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