15 Essex Street, Reading, RG2 0EH
About 15 Essex Street
15 Essex Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 492.7% above the 1998 sale of £59,900. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 69.6% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 53 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
15 Essex Street 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
15 Essex Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,900
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 1998Most recent
£59,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0EH: £310,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Essex Street homes
15 Essex Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£550
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whitley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB