53 Surrey Road, Reading, RG2 0EU
About 53 Surrey Road
53 Surrey Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 86.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £310,000.
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Energy performance
53 Surrey Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 53 Surrey Road, Reading, RG2 0EU
- Nov 2019Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion, rear flat floor dormer and velux windows to front elevation
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/19/1509
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionNov 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
53 Surrey Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 5 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2024Most recent
£310,000
+25.5%over 4 years9 July 2019
£247,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0EU: £335,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Surrey Road homes
EPC Rating for 53 Surrey Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,924
Street avg £2,753
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elgar Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Palmer Primary Academy. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB