1 Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
About 1 Collis Street
1 Collis Street is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 52 units on file.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2021 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
- Sept 2018AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of principal building as 2 self contained flats and the outbuilding as a studio flat.
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/18/0376
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentSept 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 20 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 December 2021Most recent
£160,000
+73.9%over 20 years17 July 2001
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0AE: £325,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Collis Street homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Collis Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Whitley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB







