9 Essex Street, Reading, RG2 0EH
About 9 Essex Street
9 Essex Street is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 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. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 172.2% above the 1999 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
9 Essex Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Planning history
9 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
9 Essex Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 1999Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0EH: £310,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Essex Street homes
9 Essex Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,404
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB