What kind of home is 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH sell for?

23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH last sold for £129,500 in September 2003, around 23 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £41,500 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and September 2003, 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH rose from £41,500 to £129,500, a change of £88,000. That works out to roughly +18.3% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

The current EPC rating for 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG2 0EH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH use?

The latest EPC at 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH in?

23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH sits in Reading. It falls within the RG2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

Police records around 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

The closest primary school to 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH is New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (171m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kendrick School (734m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH?

The closest bus stop to 23 Essex Street, RG2 0EH is Whitley Street, 106m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Essex Street, Reading, RG2 0EH

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 23 Essex Street

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

23 Essex Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in September 2003. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 120.1% above the 2003 sale of £129,500. At 69 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 53 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Essex Street, Reading, RG2 0EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.3% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£129,500

Growth on file: 18.3% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

10 September 2003Most recent
£129,500
+23.3%over 3 years
13 April 2000
£105,000
+153.0%over 3 years
6 December 1996
£41,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0EH: £310,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in RG2 0EH

On the street

Versus other Essex Street homes

Four headline reads against 50 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 23 Essex Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,877

Street avg £2,437

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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

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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.

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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

0.2 km

New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 0EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

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