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90 Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BL

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 90 Elgar Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

90 Elgar Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 84 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • DrivewayYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 90 Elgar Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

90 Elgar Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 90 Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

90 Elgar Road has no planning applications on record.

14

But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 October 2022Most recent

    £330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0BL: £410,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Elgar Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 90 Elgar Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,929

Street avg £3,583

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 90 Elgar Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£365k

1 Mellor Walk

RG2 0AQ

3 bed1 bath
£337k

1 Mount Street

RG2 0AB

3 bed1 bath
£280k

1 Elizabeth Walk

RG2 0AN

3 bed
£346k

1 Hilbre Walk

RG2 0GD

2 bed1 bath
£369k

1 Essex Street

RG2 0EH

4 bed4 bath
£453k

1 Lindisfarne Way

RG2 0GS

4 bed2 bath
£246k

1 Avenue Heights, Basingstoke Road

RG2 0EP

2 bed2 bath

1 Bourne Avenue

RG2 0DU

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Katesgrove Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Katesgrove Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG2 0BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG2 0BL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 0BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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