18 Taynton Walk, Reading, RG2 0BB
About 18 Taynton Walk
18 Taynton Walk is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 398.5% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
18 Taynton Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Taynton Walk has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Taynton Walk was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 1998Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0BB: £185,000 (2019–2010).
Versus other Taynton Walk homes
18 Taynton Walk is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whitley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







