116 Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN
About 116 Elgar Road
116 Elgar Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2022. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 113 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 38 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
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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
116 Elgar Road 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
Price for 116 Elgar Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£425,000
+97.7%over 16 years14 May 2006
£215,000
+49.1%over 5 years20 August 2000
£144,175
+63.9%over 1 year29 October 1998
£87,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0BN: £393,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Elgar Road homes
116 Elgar Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,761
Street avg £3,377
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rose Kiln Lane North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 35 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
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB